Spring Festival opens

Spring Festival opens

(VOVWORLD) - The Spring of the Dragon Festival is underway opening in Hanoi until February 1, featuring products of craft villages such as ceramic products of Huong Canh village in Vinh Phuc,...
Landslide-hit Tra Leng commune revives

Landslide-hit Tra Leng commune revives

(VOVWORLD) - People in landslide-hit Tra Leng commune in Quang Nam province have moved to the Bang La resettlement area, about 3 km from their old village after 2 disastrous landslides 3...
Lim festival - an attraction of Bac Ninh

Lim festival - an attraction of Bac Ninh

(VOVWORLD) - Spring festivals are now taking place throughout Vietnam. Let's explore the Lim festival in Bac Ninh province, one of the most popular festivals in the north during the...
Fallen leaves turned in to works of art

Fallen leaves turned in to works of art

(VOVWORLD) - A diverse range of environmental-friendly fashion and art products, as well as toys and food made from leaves are being put on display at the ongoing leaf festival...
Giay cake – a unique wedding offering of the Tay

Giay cake – a unique wedding offering of the Tay

(VOVWORLD) - Ethnic groups in each region of Vietnam have their own wedding customs reflecting their unique cultural identity. For the Tay ethnic group in the northern mountainous province of Cao Bang, Banh Giay – round, sticky rice...
Wednesday June 8, 2022

Wednesday June 8, 2022

(VOVWORLD) - Recently we’ve received daily feedback from Bidhan Chandra Sanyal of India. He listens to VOV everyday on 7220 kHz and rates the reception quality at 43444
SEA Games 31: Convergence to shine

SEA Games 31: Convergence to shine

(VOVWORLD) - The 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) wrapped up on Monday evening with a ceremony imbued with Vietnam’s cultural identity at the Hanoi Indoor Games Gymnasium of...
Thai ethnic people’s house worship

Thai ethnic people’s house worship

(VOVWORLD) - The Thai ethnic minority group in the northwestern province of Son La worship their houses at the beginning of the year to thank their ancestors for blessings and pray for health,...
Wednesday October 6, 2021

Wednesday October 6, 2021

(VOVWORLD) - First on our show today, we’d like to welcome Daiki Fujiwara of Japan to VOV’s English program. Mr. Fujiwara is a listener to VOV’s Japanese program...
Baby full-month celebration of the Thai

Baby full-month celebration of the Thai

(VOVWORLD) - The Thai in the northern mountainous province of Son La organize a full-month celebration for a new-born baby with a simple ritual and minimal cost, but great...
Wednesday July 7, 2021

Wednesday July 7, 2021

(VOVWORLD) - I hope this edition of the Letter Box finds you safe from the COVID-19 pandemic, which continues to rage worldwide, spawning new variants
Wednesday October 21, 2020

Wednesday October 21, 2020

(VOVWORLD) - Listeners, attention please! This is the moment many of you have been waiting for. Here are the results of our 2020 contest “What do you know about Vietnam?”
Unique marriage custom of the Raglai

Unique marriage custom of the Raglai

(VOVWORLD) - The Raglai are a matriarchal ethnic minority group who live in Vietnam’s Central Highlands. When a Raglai couple decides to get married, the girl’s family decides everything
Kitchen God worshipping ceremony

Kitchen God worshipping ceremony

(VOVWORLD) - For many Vietnamese, the Tet (Lunar New Year) festival begins with a Kitchen God worshipping ceremony on the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month. Vietnamese people prepare offerings...
Wednesday July 17, 2019

Wednesday July 17, 2019

(VOVWORLD) - Welcome Brian Keefe who listened to our program for the first time and wrote to us to say he received VOV’s signal on July 16 on 00:20 UTC and...