A challenging tour

A challenging tour

(VOVworld)- US President Barak Obama will visit Saudi Arabia after his tour of 3 European countries beginning on Friday. During his second trip to Saudi Arabia since 2009, President Obama hopes...
Marriage of Mong people in Dien Bien province

Marriage of Mong people in Dien Bien province

(VOVworld) – The Mong people in Dien Bien province have always upheld their traditional identities including the wedding ritual. The spring is normally the season for Mong people to marry
COP 19: Uncertain signals from Warsaw

COP 19: Uncertain signals from Warsaw

(VOVworld) – The 19th UN Climate Change Conference, COP 19, in Warsaw, Poland, aims to obtain new progress on the global climate change treaty to replace the Kyoto Protocol which will...
Israeli-Palestinian negotiation sparks hope for peace

Israeli-Palestinian negotiation sparks hope for peace

(VOVworld)- Israeli-Palestinian peace talks ended in Washington after two days. Despite difficult challenges, the negotiation has sparked hopes among Israelis and Palestinians and in the international community for genuine...
 Wednesday June 12, 2013

Wednesday June 12, 2013

This week, we received a warm greeting from our Australian friend and listener, Stephen Hogan, who has not written to us for quite a long time
 Wednesday March 27, 2013

Wednesday March 27, 2013

On April 1st, we’ll have new frequencies for the summer broadcast beaming to some areas in Europe and America. VOV’s delayed broadcast from Moosbrunn, Woofferton, and Dhabayya to Western Europe...
Last UN observers leave Syria

Last UN observers leave Syria

Some of the last UN military observers in Syria left Damascus on Tuesday. All 300 UN observers in Syria, sent to monitor a ceasefire between the Syrian army and opposition forces...
Letter Box July 25, 2012

Letter Box July 25, 2012

A: Let’s start this week’s Letter Box with an email from a young Bulgarian listener Georgi Bancov. 16 year-old Georgi reported listening to our July 20 broadcast...
North Korea - US agreement abandoned

North Korea - US agreement abandoned

(VOVWorld) – North Korea said yesterday/Tuesday that it was abandoning an agreement it made in February with the United States, in which it promised to suspend enriching uranium, nuclear tests...
March 7th, 2012

March 7th, 2012

I’d like to begin this week’s Letter Box with opinions from some of our regular listeners about old-fashioned shortwave listening versus new media technology