Nguyen Viet, savior of Vietnamese celadon

Nguyen Viet, savior of Vietnamese celadon

(VOVworld) - Artist Nguyen Viet of An Da village on the outskirts of Hanoi has revived the celadon from the Ly dynasty in the 11th century after many years of painstaking research and effort...
Đồng dao – children’s folk songs

Đồng dao – children’s folk songs

(VOVworld) - Đồng dao – children’s folk songs – are simple folk verses created long ago by unknown authors and passed orally from generation to generation. The lyrics are plain, often incoherent or illogical verses...
US intelligence in a dilemma

US intelligence in a dilemma

(VOVworld) – Edward Snowden, a former CIA intelligence agent, has revealed to the media an Internet surveillance program called PRISM, which the US National Security Agency has operated for years. The move has...

Israel criticized for attacking Syria

Egypt on Sunday criticized an Israeli air raid which targeted Syria. Meanwhile, the Arab League asked the UN to end Israeli attacks targeting Syria
Initial results of implementing Party Resolution

Initial results of implementing Party Resolution

(VOVworld) – The implementation of the 4th Resolution of the 11th Party Central Committee (PCC) on “urgent issues in Party building” over the past year has consolidated and improved the...
January 30, 2013

January 30, 2013

A flow of letters and emails poured into our office this week, bringing with them reception reports and beautiful New Year’s Greeting cards. In VOV’s English section, the...
Memory of a glorious victory

Memory of a glorious victory

(VOVworld)-This month, marking the 40th anniversary of the “Hanoi-Dien Bien Phu in the air” victory, VOV reporter Thu Hang jogs the memories of several VOV reporters, broadcasters, singers, composers...
Vietnam pursues education reform

Vietnam pursues education reform

(VOVworld) - One of the main topics of the on-going 6th session of the 11th Party Central Committee is promoting education and training. Accordingly, goals, tasks, and policies will be studied and...
Deadlock in Syria

Deadlock in Syria

(VOVworld)- Two bombs struck the Syrian army headquarters in the heart of Damascus on Wednesday while efforts were being made to find a solution to the political crisis in Syria at...
May 23, 2012

May 23, 2012

From Sweden, Christer Brunstrom, who said he spent much more time listening to us in May after traveling quite a lot in April, reported tuning in to our May 19 broadcast...
Tension escalates in Sudan

Tension escalates in Sudan

(VOVworld)- Tension between Sudan and South Sudan has increased causing concerns that without a quick solution to their current disputes, the two neighboring countries will be plunged into a new...
March 28, 2012

March 28, 2012

As we expected last week, the uncomfortable humidity has finally gone, giving way to sunshine and fine weather. For the first time in years, Vietnam’s northern region is experiencing such...
March 21, 2012

March 21, 2012

For the first time in many years, we’ve heard from a listener in the United Arab Emirates. In a 5-page email dated March 15, Dr. Avinash Cheekoth wrote