(VOVworld) - Do you know that Germans, popularly known for their hardworking, efficient and disciplined characters, have quite a history in baking? Although not as famous as France in terms of pastries, Germany is home to several sweet treats that have been adopted by bakers from around the world. In today’s Cultural Rendezvous, Kitty Krause, from Schwerin, Germany, will talk about some delicious German-style cakes for dessert.

(VOVworld) - You can travel around the world and ask people what comes to mind when you mention Belgium. In most cases, the answer will be: chocolate – surprisingly or not. But what is it about Belgian chocolate that makes it so smooth, flavorful, and melt in your mouth irresistible? When and how did Belgium become synonymous for top-quality chocolate?

(VOVworld) - Have you ever seen someone take a sip of beer and say: “That tastes Belgian!”, and when you take a sip of the same beer, you instantly know what they’re talking about? What is that taste? Today, VOV talks with Kevin Bourdeaux - “the man of beer” who comes from Dinant, Belgium, a famous place for brewing Belgian beers.

(VOVworld) - An Indian film festival is being held in Vietnam for the first time until late December 2015, and will show the 8 most popular Indian films over the last decade to Vietnamese audiences. Bollywood and the Indian film industry in general are now considered a tough competitor to Hollywood. How did they accomplish that? What else do we not know about Indian films? On this occasion, our reporter has a talk with Indian Ambassador to Vietnam Shrimati Preeti Saran about this interesting topic.

(VOVworld) - Welcome to Culture Rendezvous on VOV24/7 with me, Ngoc Diep. British Tea Culture, we all know it exists, we all know it’s important, but what exactly is it? In today’s show, Joshua Zukas of the UK will tell us about this special culture. Hello Josh, welcome to our show. Could you please briefly introduce yourself?

(VOVworld) - Many big German cities are protected by volunteer fire brigades as well as by professional fire fighters. Under German law, every small town or village must have a volunteer fire brigade to quickly respond to emergency situations in that town or village, or in the adjacent area. In today’s edition of Cultures Rendezvous, let’s find out how Volunteer Fire Brigades work and why they are the pride of Germany, a nation with a good reputation for its security standards. Report from Germany by Vu Hoai and Ngoc Diep.