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...
Vietnam welcomes its 90 millionth citizen

Vietnam welcomes its 90 millionth citizen

(VOVworld) – Vietnam’s population reached 90 million today when a female infant was born at 2:45 am at the National Obstetrics Hospital. Her parents named her Nguyen Thi Thuy Dung...
Thang Long Puppetry Theater sets Asian record

Thang Long Puppetry Theater sets Asian record

(VOVworld) – Vietnam’s Thang Long Puppetry Theater has won recognition by the India-based Asian Book of Records for “being the only theatre in Asia that performs water puppetry...
Busking – passion more than music

Busking – passion more than music

(VOVworld) – Without a stage, colorful lights, an amplifier system, or loudspeakers, and even without chairs for the audience, performances by the ‘Buskers’ group’ always attract the attention of pedestrians passing by the Le Thai To...
Wednesday August 28, 2013

Wednesday August 28, 2013

(VOVworld) - I love to see stamps from around the world and the beautiful postcards listeners send us. Reiner Peuthert of Germany sent us a post card showing the verdant forest...
Wednesday August 21, 2013

Wednesday August 21, 2013

First on our show today, we want to welcome Prithwiraj Purkayastha, a 30-year-old listener in India. He wrote: “I am a regular listener to VOV English programs on shortwave...
Vietnam's micro satellite launched into space

Vietnam's micro satellite launched into space

(VOVworld) – Japan's HTV4 cargo spacecraft yesterday launched Vietnam’s micro satellite Pico Dragon to the International Space Station. The satellite was sent along with 3 NASA satellites from the Tanegashima...
Vietnamese culture from a Russian point of view

Vietnamese culture from a Russian point of view

(VOVworld) – The book “Vietnam - the land of Dragons and Fairies” by Russian author Daria Mishukova was introduced to Vietnamese readers in Hanoi early this month. Mishukova herself translated...
Wednesday July 17,2013

Wednesday July 17,2013

This week, VOV’s Letter Box has been flooded with mails and emails from our dear listeners throughout the world. Despite the rapid growth of the internet and online media, the number of...
Sacred animals in Vietnamese culture and architecture

Sacred animals in Vietnamese culture and architecture

(VOVworld) – According to Vietnamese belief, the 4 sacred animals including the dragon, unicorn, tortoise and phoenix symbolize power, intellect, longevity and nobility. Probably, for this meaning, these animals have been...
Wednesday July 3, 2013

Wednesday July 3, 2013

Over the past week, we’ve received a lot of mails and emails from our dear listeners around the world. The number of listeners’ letters has increased in recent months showing...
Vietnam Sea Tourism Season kicks off

Vietnam Sea Tourism Season kicks off

(VOV) – The 2013 Cua Lo Tourism Festival kicked off on Tuesday in Cua Lo town, Nghe An province to officially launch this year’s tourism season
Ha Long Carnival extravanganza

Ha Long Carnival extravanganza

(VOV) - The 2013 Ha Long Carnival opened on April 27 with an arts performance in the northern coastal province of Quang Ninh’s Ha Long city which was attended by local...
National action program on climate change launched

National action program on climate change launched

(VOVworld) - The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has announced the National Action Program on Climate Change in the 2012-2020 period. Under Vietnam’s scenario on climate change and sea level...