Mooncake mold making craft preserved

Mooncake mold making craft preserved

(VOVWORLD) - Apart from traditional toys, mooncakes are an indispensable part of the Mid-autumn festival. The craft of making mooncake mold has been preserved for decades. On this occasion, we’ll visit Mr...
To He - part of Vietnamese Mid-autumn festival

To He - part of Vietnamese Mid-autumn festival

(VOVWORLD) - Traditional powder figurines (To he) are a type of Vietnamese folk toy, which are small, colorful figurines made from glutinous rice powder. In the past, tò he were made and sold only on the occasion of festivals...
Lotus harvest season in Quang Nam

Lotus harvest season in Quang Nam

(VOVWORLD) - Lotus, which has become Vietnam’s national flower since 2011—symbolizes beauty, serenity, purity and spiritual elevation. The flower can be found everywhere around the country, and used in religion,...
How cycling becomes a symbol of Dutch culture

How cycling becomes a symbol of Dutch culture

(VOVWORLD) - The Netherlands is one of the very few countries that actually encourage the use of bicycles as a means of transportation. People joke that Dutch people are born with a bicycle...
Wednesday September 1, 2021

Wednesday September 1, 2021

(VOVWORLD) - First of all, we’d like to thank you for your congratulations for Vietnam’s National Day, September 2 and VOV’s founding anniversary, September 7
Wednesday August 18, 2021

Wednesday August 18, 2021

(VOVWORLD) - Last week the 12 language sections of the VOVWorld Service received 332 emails and phone calls from listeners in 32 countries and territories, who shared their opinions of...
Wednesday July 14, 2021

Wednesday July 14, 2021

(VOVWORLD) - First on our show today, we’d like to welcome Mouad Belgrid of Morocco to VOV. Moaud told us that he listened to us on shortwave and followed us...
Wednesday April 28, 2021

Wednesday April 28, 2021

(VOVWORLD) - Since early this week we’ve enjoyed quite pleasant weather in Hanoi with showers at times, making it’s cool on hot summer days. But because of the COVID-19 pandemic...