Economic police deserves to be a "sharp sword" in combating crime: NA Chairman
[VOVWORLD] - The Economic Police force must prove itself to be a "sharp sword" in the fight against crime, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man said during a ceremony marking the 70th anniversary of the force's traditional day (August 10) and receiving the Ho Chi Minh Order.
[VOVWORLD] - The Economic Police force must prove itself to be a "sharp sword" in the fight against crime, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man said during a ceremony marking the 70th anniversary of the force's traditional day (August 10) and receiving the Ho Chi Minh Order.
[VOVWORLD] - Lawmakers on Saturday morning expressed broad support for the draft Law on the Prevention and Combat of the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD), as the National Assembly continued its first extraordinary session in Hanoi.
Ngoc Anh
[VOVWORLD] - Party General Secretary and State President To Lam’s upcoming visits to Australia and New Zealand will mark new milestones in Vietnam’s Comprehensive Strategic Partnerships with the two countries.
[VOVWORLD] - Prime Minister Le Minh Hung, who heads the National Steering Committee for Cybersecurity, emphasized that "system protection" must be closely linked with "human protection" so as to meet the nation's development needs in the digital era.
[VOVWORLD] - Party General Secretary and President of Vietnam To Lam will pay a state visit to Australia from Sunday to next Wednesday, at the invitation of Australian Governor-General Sam Mostyn. The visit will take place as the Vietnam-Australia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership enters a new stage of development with considerable opportunities and potential for cooperation.
Viet Nga
[VOVWORLD] - Ho Chi Minh City has seen a nearly 40% increase in bus passengers compared with the same period last year, just one month after it introduced free bus fares on 134 routes. A number of other operational indicators have also shown positive results.
[VOVWORLD] - The 2026 War Archives has been made public by the Soldiers' Hearts community organisation, the Vietnam Women's Museum, the Vietnam Wartime Accounting Initiative, and the Forever 20-years-old Club. The archives will be used to support efforts to locate the remains of fallen soldiers and verify their identities.
Ngoc Anh
(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam stands at a historic crossroads in pursuing its global climate goals. High-level blueprints like Just Energy Transition Partnership and the Power Development Plan for 2021-2030 known as PDP8 are in place, but the true challenge is implementing them. Juhern Kim, Vietnam Country Representative of the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), which is tasked with facilitating the mobilization of 1 billion USD in green financing for Vietnam by 2028, talked with VOV24/7 about opportunities and challenges facing Vietnam in achieving Net Zero by 2050.
Bao Tram
(VOVWORLD) - There is a growing desire among travelers today, not simply to see, but to feel. Not merely to pass through landscapes, but to enter the rhythm of everyday life within them. Across Vietnam, from the waterways of Can Tho to the mountain valleys of Son La and the ancient stone lanes of Son Tay, a quieter form of tourism is taking root. This is a journey across three regions, connected not by geography, but by a common thread: communities turning to experiential tourism as a way to preserve heritage, sustain livelihoods, and remind visitors that culture lives most vividly in ordinary moments.
Viet Anh, Pham Hai, Bich Thuy, Huong Giang
(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam's first IVF (In Vitro Fertilization) case was in 1998. It was a breakthrough, but what followed was nothing short of a miracle. Tens of thousands infertility cases are treated a year. More than 200,000 children were born thanks to IVF. And today, Vietnam is one of the world's leaders in new and advanced procedures like CAPA-IVM. What drove such an explosive growth in healthcare?
[VOVWORLD] - The protection of human rights in any country should be measured not only by its legal framework and international commitments, but also by the tangible benefits people experience in their everyday lives. In Vietnam, human rights alongside social progress and equity has long been a consistent guiding principle of the Party and the State.
[VOVWORLD] - In the digital era, human rights extend beyond the fundamental freedoms enshrined in the Constitution to encompass the right to access knowledge, protect personal data, benefit from scientific and technological advances, and enjoy equal opportunities for development. Recognizing these emerging needs, Vietnam has continued to refine its legal framework to ensure that every stage of national development is accompanied by stronger protection and promotion of human rights.
[VOVWORLD] - Vietnam's ambition to achieve double-digit economic growth in 2026 is facing mounting pressure after GDP growth in the first half of the year fell 1.52 percentage points below the target. To go big in its sprint in the second half, the Government is rolling out aggressive measures to unleash key growth drivers and make full use of the economy's potential.
[VOVWORLD] - During the past week, VOVWORLD received nearly 400 letters, emails and phone calls from listeners in 33 countries and territories.
[VOVWORLD] - Every Wednesday, we open our mailbox to read the letters, emails, reception reports, stories, and kind messages you send us from around the world. It's always a pleasure to hear how our programs reach you and to learn about your life, culture,and passion for radio.
[VOVWORLD] - During the past week, VOVWORLD received more than 350 letters, emails, and phone calls from listeners in 32 countries and territories.It's always a pleasure to spend these moments with you, reading your letters, answering your questions, and discovering how our stories about Vietnam resonate with listeners around the world.
[VOVWORLD] - Coast Guard Region 4 Command is implementing sweeping measures in Vietnam's southwestern waters, in a nationwide effort to get the European Commission’s "yellow card" lifted.
[VOVWORLD] - The Thanh Hai Border Guard Station in Lam Dong province, in coordination with the Vietnam Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Centre Region III, held a training session on Tuesday for hundreds of local fishing vessel owners, captains and fishermen.
[VOVWORLD] - An Giang Province has just passed a resolution on support for the fight against illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing, a decisive step to join hands with the whole country to get the "yellow card" from the European Commission (EC) lifted as soon as possible.
[VOVWORLD] - Deputy Prime Minister Ho Quoc Dung has urged the Southeast Asia Semiconductor Association (SEMI Southeast Asia) to further connect its members with investment opportunities in Vietnam, expand partnerships with local enterprises, and provide policy advice and technical expertise to help Vietnam participate in the association's activities and in regional and global semiconductor ecosystems.
[VOVWORLD] - After more than a year of implementing the two-tier local government model in Hanoi, digital transformation has proven to be the key to its effective operation. An increasing number of administrative procedures are now handled online, improving administrative efficiency and the quality of public services for both residents and businesses. Digital transformation has helped build a modern, transparent and professional public administration, laying the foundation for the smooth operati
Kim Lieu
[VOVWORLD] - Vietnam and Russia are deepening cooperation in high technology, innovation, and research commercialization. As part of the 2026 Cross-Year of Scientific and Educational Cooperation, Vietnam’s National Innovation Center and Russia’s Skolkovo Foundation signed a strategic agreement at the Startup Village 2026 Forum to promote long-term collaboration. NIC Deputy Director DoTien Thinh discusses what the partnership means for startups, researchers, and businesses in both countries.
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Highlights: - Historic Heatwave and AC Crisis in Europe: It’s “not that simple!”. - How to keep your house cool before the AC comes to the rescue? Lessons from Vietnam - Nature's Cooling Hacks: How Animals Stay Cool
[VOVWORLD] - Highlights: - Seasonal Eating - what's in season, and why it matters. - Buy Now, Pay Later - easy to use, but is it too easy? - Bless You! Why we say it after a sneeze.
[VOVWORLD] - Highlights: - Travel Corner: Why Thoi Son Islet's viral "boat traffic jams" are drawing crowds, plus surprising travel rules from around the world. - Movie Corner: A nationwide week of free film screenings and six acclaimed Vietnamese films honoring War Invalids and Martyrs' Day. - Slang of the Day: What "out of pocket" really means, and why Gen Z uses it very differently from everyone else.
[VOVWORLD] - Traditional three-plank sailboats have returned to the waters of Ha Long Bay, offering visitors a new heritage tourism experience that brings the region's rich maritime culture to life. The initiative, launched by the Quang Ninh Waterway Passenger Transport Company and the Vietnam Sightseeing Company, introduces visitors to the bay's scenic beauty and the traditional culture of Quang Ninh's coastal communities.
Truong Giang
[VOVWORLD] - Community libraries established in villages across Thai Nguyen province are places where children can discover new worlds through books. Though modest in size, these reading rooms are becoming familiar gathering spaces that nurture a love of reading and broaden the knowledge of children who live in remote communities.
[VOVWORLD] - For hundreds of years, the Sino-Nom inscriptions etched into the cliffs of Non Nuoc mountain in Ninh Binh province have endured, preserving the legacies of kings, scholars, and other renowned figures in Vietnam. Known as ma nhai, together they form a historical record of the country’s feudal past that documents the evolution of ancient scripts and the Vietnamese language.
[VOVWORLD] - Vietnam’s ambitious double-digit growth target hinges on multiple drivers, including higher labor productivity and stronger domestic enterprises. To make that goal a reality, breakthrough micro-economic reforms are urgently needed.
Ngoc Anh
[VOVWORLD] - From the beginning of 2026, Thai Nguyen province has rolled out a comprehensive package of measures to accelerate project implementation and public investment disbursement. This effort has fast-tracked a number of major infrastructure projects to boost local socio-economic development.
Cong Luan
[VOVWORLD] - Coffee is transforming the livelihoods of ethnic minority communities in Dien Bien province and emerging as the locality’s flagship industrial crop, generating far greater economic value than traditional crops. Dien Bien aims to become one of Vietnam's major coffee-growing regions and is stepping up branding to expand exports to international markets.
Huyen Trang
[VOVWORLD] - For the Ba Na ethnic minority people in the Central Highlands, humans, rice, forests, mountains, water sources and the deities are all closely connected. After each farming season, they hold the harvest worship ritual to pray for favourable weather, abundant crops, and peace for the village. In this week's Colorful Vietnam-Vietnam’s 54 ethnic groups, we invite you to visit the Ba Na community in Xí Thoại village, Dak Lak province, to learn about this meaningful ritual.
[VOVWORLD] - The sound of the khen panpipe and the accompanying dance embody the cultural soul of the Mong ethnic minority group. During festivals, the khen melodies echo through the mountains, preserving the flow of cultural heritage and connecting generations of Mong people.
[VOVWORLD] - In the vast Muong Lo valley of Lao Cai province, generations of Thai people have preserved Xoe dancing, a priceless cultural treasure that has been inscribed on UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. In the second-largest rice-growing area in northwestern Vietnam, Xoe dancing brings people together and strengthens community bonds.
[VOVWORLD] - Victims of Agent Orange/dioxin—ranging in age from 15 to 36—live with permanent cognitive and physical disabilities. The lasting impacts of the war include intellectual disabilities, visual impairment, and severe speech delays. Staff at Facility 1 of the Da Nang City Center for the Protection of Agent Orange Victims and Disadvantaged Children provide daily care, education, and support to help ease those wounds.
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[VOVWORLD] - In the remote border commune of Kim Bang in Nghe An province, a new school is being built, bringing hope to local children and their families. With support from Vietnam's Ministry of National Defense, the kindergarten will provide a safe and modern place for children living along the Vietnam–Laos border, replacing classrooms that have long struggled with old facilities and seasonal flooding.
Le Phuong
[VOVWORLD] - On January 31, 1968, Vietnamese people and soldiers undertook a historic Spring General Offensive and Uprising, widely known as the Tet Offensive. Many laid down their lives during the battle. Now, soldiers and officers from the Ho Chi Minh City High Command are working day and night searching for the remains of these heroes to return them to their loved ones.
[VOVWORLD] - Every July 16, the seaside pilgrim town of Puri, in India’s Odisha state, transforms into a sea of devotion as hundreds of thousands gather for the Jagannath Rath Yatra, the Festival of Chariots. This grand Hindu festival, one of the most important events for Hindi Indians began thousands of years ago in Puri to honor Lord Jagannath (the Lord of the Universe), his brother Balabhadra, and sister Subhadra.
Bao Tram, Dinh Nam
[VOVWORLD] - For many Mexicans living abroad, finding a meal that truly tastes like home can be surprisingly difficult. Overseas, traditional recipes are often adapted to local tastes, creating versions that may be popular but feel unfamiliar to those who grew up with them. In Vietnam, however, a growing number of restaurants are working to change that, guided by a certification known as Sello M, a mark of authentic Mexican cuisine.
Bao Tram
[VOVWORLD] - Spain’s musical tradition sits at the intersection of earthy folk music and the sophisticated structure of Western classical music. To celebrate the 150th birthday of legendary Spanish composer and pianist Manuel de Falla, Spanish cellist Lorenzo Meseguer last week performed in Hanoi, featuring works by Falla and some other composers. He will now talk with us about “the Spanish sound”.
Bao Tram
[VOVWORLD] - Some voices echo long after they are gone, preserved in the art and words they leave behind. Such is the enduring legacy of late Azerbaijani filmmaker, actor, and writer Ajdar Ibrahimov (1919–1993). Sent to Vietnam between 1959 and 1962 to teach at the country's very first film school, Ibrahimov played an important role in laying the foundation for Vietnam’s revolutionary cinema. But his time there ignited more than just his passion for film.
Kim Chi
[VOVWORLD] - Vietnam has more than 7 million people with disabilities, accounting for 7% of the population. For many them, sports is an unfamiliar world due to physical barriers, a lack of adaptive facilities, and limited community awareness. But a growing recreational sports movement in Vietnam is changing that environment.
[VOVWORLD] - In Ho Chi Minh City, squid are being raised far from the sea. In the Central Highlands, coffee beans are dried without sunlight, even during heavy rains. And in farms across southern Vietnam, farmers are beginning to rely not only on experience, but on data, collected, analyzed, and sometimes even predicted by artificial intelligence.
Viet Anh, Nguyen Quang, Tuan Long
[VOVWORLD] - The Vietnam national football team secured the top spot in Group A and a place in the semi-finals of the ASEAN Cup 2026 after a 3-1 victory over Cambodia at My Dinh Stadium in Hanoi.
[VOVWORLD] - FIFA apologised to its members for mistakes made over its abandoned proposal to sell commercial rights to the World Cup as the body's leadership reaffirmed its support for President Gianni Infantino after a crisis meeting in Morocco on Wednesday.
[VOVWORLD] - The 2026 FIFA World Cup, billed as the largest tournament in football history, concluded on Sunday with a series of record-breaking figures.
[VOVWORLD] - CADAO Collective, a new destination for lovers of Vietnamese culture, has opened at 66 To Ngoc Van street, Hanoi. The venue offers visitors a multi-sensory journey through the capital's heritage, blending live performances, interactive exchanges with master artisans, regional cuisine, and immersive cultural experiences.
Bui Hang
[VOVWORLD] - Leaving the battlefield with life-changing injuries, veteran Nguyen Van Cha, born in 1963 in Ca Mau province, has embodied the spirit of Uncle Ho's soldiers: down but not out. Through perseverance and hard work, he has transformed barren land into a thriving livelihood and made meaningful contributions to his community.
Bui Hang
[VOVWORLD] - The Supreme People’s Procuracy on Friday signed a communication cooperation program for the 2026-2027 period with the Voice of Vietnam (VOV), Nhan Dan Newspaper, and the Vietnam News Agency.
[VOVWORLD] - Electrification is critical for Vietnam to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. It requires a massive shift to renewables, electric vehicles (EVs), and modernized, efficient power grids. Joining us for this week’s Q&A is Mr. Chandru Bharadhwajan, Country Manager of Hitachi Energy Vietnam. From his perspective, he explains why a modernized grid is important to protect national energy security.
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