RSF distorts the freedom of press in Vietnam

RSF distorts the freedom of press in Vietnam

VOVworld)-The Reporters Without Borders organization RSF has presented its “Netizen of the Year” award to Vietnamese blogger Huynh Ngoc Chenh. In addition to the award, RSF in its report on World...
Honoring a violator of Vietnamese law is wrong

Honoring a violator of Vietnamese law is wrong

(VOVworld) - The US State Department has presented its 2012 International Women of Courage Award to Ta Phong Tan, who is serving a 10- year prison term for violating Vietnamese law. This...
October 31 2012

October 31 2012

To improve the quality of our broadcasts every winter VOV makes some changes to its frequencies and timetables for shortwave broadcasts. This year, it will be as follows: our English broadcasts...
Controlling information on the Internet

Controlling information on the Internet

(VOVworld) - The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Court recently jailed bloggers under article 88 of the Criminal Code, after security agencies found websites containing propaganda that distorted Vietnamese Party and State...
Making the Internet a useful tool

Making the Internet a useful tool

(VOVworld) - Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has directed functional agencies to investigate the publication of distorted and slanderous information on the Internet to smear public officials and incite the public against...
September 12, 2012

September 12, 2012

This week, we received 4 letters from Fumito Hokamura of Japan, one of our most regular pen-pals. He said he is very interested in Vietnam and he listens to VOV to...
PM Nguyen Tan Dung receives Cambodian Deputy PM

PM Nguyen Tan Dung receives Cambodian Deputy PM

(VOVworld) – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung Monday received visiting Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister Men Sam On in Hanoi. Prime Minster Dung reiterated that Vietnam attaches great importance to its relationship with Cambodia and that both...
National Radio Festival closes

National Radio Festival closes

(VOVworld) - The 10th National Radio Festival closed in Hanoi on Friday, honoring 124 outstanding broadcasting programs. Speaking at the closing ceremony, Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan urged broadcasters to keep themselves...
May 30, 2012

May 30, 2012

Our regular listener Gerry Neuman of Hampshire, England, emailed us Sunday with detailed reports of our May 19th, 20th, 22nd, 24th, and 27th broadcasts. He said: “Dear friends, this will be my last report...
New resolution will strengthen CPV

New resolution will strengthen CPV

(VOVworld) - Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has approved the release of a resolution on urgent issues in party building adopted at the 4th session of the Party Central Committee....