Chuseok, the Korean Thanksgiving

Chuseok, the Korean Thanksgiving

(VOVWORLD) - The Mid-Autumn Festival, known as Chuseok, is one of the biggest and most important festivals in Korea. It celebrates the autumn harvest and honors elderly family members, and is...
Moon cakes with new flavors ready for Full Moon Festival

Moon cakes with new flavors ready for Full Moon Festival

(VOVWORLD) - Every mid-autumn season, the Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi hotel introduces special moon cakes with new flavors. This year, in addition to the traditional mix of black sesame, green bean, dried apricot, and salted eggs...
Autumn – Hanoi’s most seductive season

Autumn – Hanoi’s most seductive season

(VOVWORLD) - Hanoi is at its most graceful and poetic in autumn. It is often vividly colorful. Autumn is a time when the scent of milk flowers lingers in air, chilled by...
Wednesday July 22, 2020

Wednesday July 22, 2020

(VOVWORLD) - We have received letters from listeners worldwide. It’s a real pleasure to receive letters and postcards from people in different parts of the world, who rarely use the internet...
Wednesday July 1, 2020

Wednesday July 1, 2020

(VOVWORLD) - This week, we continued to receive entries to our contest “What do you know about Vietnam” from our listeners around the world
Vietnam’s Pho culture

Vietnam’s Pho culture

(VOVWORLD) - For many Vietnamese, Pho is much more than just noodle soup. From street vendors to luxurious restaurants, Pho has become the national dish of Vietnam. The history of pho...
Incense-making craft of the Nung An

Incense-making craft of the Nung An

(VOVWORLD) - For many generations the Nung An ethnic minority of Phja Thap hamlet have been making incense sticks from natural materials. Phja Thap hamlet at the foot of Ta Hung...
Lotus dreams

Lotus dreams

(VOVWORLD) - Lotus is the iconic flower of Dong Thap province in the Mekong Delta region of Vietnam. Food, drinks and various products made from lotus are popular among local residents
Traditional Tet revived at Hue citadel

Traditional Tet revived at Hue citadel

(VOVWORLD) - The Hue Imperial Citadel in the central province of Thua-Thien Hue will be glowing with the atmosp here of traditional Vietnamese Lunar New Year (Tet) from January 17 –...
Wednesday November 6, 2019

Wednesday November 6, 2019

(VOVWORLD) - We’re very glad to have an email from Gerry Neumann after a long silence. Gerry is an old friend of VOV and he used to write to us on a weekly...
Bombax flowers stir-fried with beef

Bombax flowers stir-fried with beef

(VOVWORLD) - Bombax flowers are brilliant red flowers which are in full bloom only once in March every year. Bombax flowers are also an amazing ingredient for food. Cooked bombax flowers have...