(VOVWORLD) - There was a time when small bamboo boats, fishing baskets, bamboo fish cages, and other fishing gear made by Hung Hoc village in Quang Yen town, Quang Ninh province, were...
(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam has been a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council for 6 months and served as UNSC Chair for 1 month. During that time, Vietnam has actively...
(VOVWORLD) - “Khau cut” is a crescent symbol often seen on the roofs of Thai ethnic minority people’s stilt houses in Vietnam’s northwestern region. Researchers say the symbolis associated...
(VOVWORLD) - Nam Dinh, a rice-growing province in northern Vietnam, has more than 70 craft villages. Co Chat silk village in Truc Ninh district is one of the best known. Join us...
(VOVWORLD) - The Kho Mu are one of 5 ethnic groups in the northern mountainous province of Lai Chau. Despite physical hardships, they have developed strong cultural traditions and customs
(VOVWORLD) - Silk weaving has been a traditional handicraft in Vietnam for thousands of years. Legend has it that the craft was introduced to Co Do village in Hanoi’s outlying district of...
(VOVWORLD) - The Iranian Foreign Ministry said on Saturday that Iran has forwarded a peace plan over the Strait of Hormuz to the regional states
(VOVWORLD) - The indigo clothes of the Nung in Cao Bang province are distinguishable from others by their designs, which have very few decorations or embroidery. Nung clothing reflects their culture...
(VOVWORLD) - The Lu ethnic minority of Lai Chau province have long earned their living by growing cotton, raising silkworms, spinning thread and weaving fabrics. The colorful patterns on their clothes depict trees, plants, and flowers...
(VOVWORLD) - Thin threads from lotus stems are turned into unique silk products under the skillful hands of emeritus artisan Phan Thi Thuan. Ms. Thuan of My Duc district, Hanoi, is...
(VOVWORLD) - The Tay often stage stick puppetry at their New Year’s celebration and also at the Going to the Field Festival, a custom that has existed for more than 200 years. Stick...
(VOVWORLD) - Carving wooden sculptures is a special folk art of ethnic groups such as the Co Tu, Ede, Ba Na, and Jarai of the Central Highlands. They are not just folk...
(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...
(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam’s traditional craft of making Do or poonah paper dates back thousands of years. Although this paper has been used widely in Dong Ho paintings and other Vietnamese folk...
(VOVWORLD) - Hanoian Lai Phu Thach is the last of his family to pursue the art of royal decree making. At the age of 61, he still carries on his...
(VOVWORLD) - Thai women in Vietnam’s northwest region always wear shoulder bamboo baskets when they work in terraced fields or go to the forest to pick vegetables and fruit. A...
(VOVWORLD) - A range of activities to honor traditional handicrafts and artisans will be held in the Hanoi Old Quarter during the upcoming Reunification Day holiday (April 30) and International Labor Day ...
(VOVWORLD) - North Korea’s relations with the US will develop “at a fast pace” if Washington responds to Pyongyang’s efforts on denuclearization with trustworthy measures and practical actions
(VOVWORLD) - 58 year-old Andrea Teufel is a German specialist in restoring antiques. Over the past 15 years, she has been working to restore paintings in the world heritage site...
(VOVWORLD) - Athlete Quang Thi Thu Nghia of the Thai ethnic group in Son La province won a gold medal at the World Pencak Silat held recently in Singapore. Nghia’s...