Meeting to mark Khmer Chol Chnam Thmay

Meeting to mark Khmer Chol Chnam Thmay

(VOVworld) – On Monday, the steering committee for the southwestern region led by Committee member Tran Huu Hiep visited and presented gifts to Soc Trang province’s Patriotic Clergy Solidarity Association, dignitaries...
Steering committee for southwestern region meets

Steering committee for southwestern region meets

(VOVworld) – On Tuesday, the steering committee for the southwestern region met with former revolutionaries and Buddhist dignitaries in Mekong Delta provinces to mark the Khmer Chol Chnam Thmay festival
Mekong Ceramics: The Fine Art of Commoners

Mekong Ceramics: The Fine Art of Commoners

(VOVworld) - Running through 6 countries with an estimated length of 4,350 km, the Mekong is the longest river in the southeast Asia region and is home to many unique cultural features, including ceramics. Made...
Wedding ceremony of the Khmer

Wedding ceremony of the Khmer

(VOVworld) – Getting married is an important event in a person’s life. Khmer boys and girls are free to date but must follow many rules and customs for marriage. Today...
Traditional dance of the Khmer

Traditional dance of the Khmer

(VOVworld) – The Khmer have developed many dances for different occasions which reflect their creativity, aesthetic sense, and cultural and social values
Khmer costumes

Khmer costumes

(VOVworld) – The clothing of the Khmer in southern Vietnam is unlike the costumes of other ethnic groups
 5-tone musical instrument of the Khmer

5-tone musical instrument of the Khmer

(VOVworld) – The Khmer in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta have inherited Angkor culture with influences from the local wet rice civilization and Chinese and Cham ethnic groups
Chol Chnam Thmay festival of the Khmer

Chol Chnam Thmay festival of the Khmer

(VOvworld) – Chol Chnam Thmay is the New Year celebration of the Khmer. Their biggest festival of the year marks the end of the dry season and the beginning of a new...
 Doi pagoda of the Khmer

Doi pagoda of the Khmer

(VOVworld) – There are about 600 Khmer Theravada pagodas in the Mekong Delta. Doi, which means Bat in English, is one of the most beautiful pagodas with typical Khmer architecture. Doi...
Typical architecture of Khmer pagodas

Typical architecture of Khmer pagodas

(VOVworld) – People who visit Khmer villages in the Mekong Delta are impressed by the high towers and curved roofs surrounded by palm trees of the pagodas. The 600 Khmer...
Localities support people to welcome Tet

Localities support people to welcome Tet

(VOVworld) – The authorities and armed forces in Soc Trang province have organized various activities to enhance the relationship between the soldiers and ordinary people. They have visited and presented gifts to soldiers...
Wednesday January 20, 2016

Wednesday January 20, 2016

(VOVworld) - We’ve made a good start in 2016. We welcome new listener Koji Nakayama of Japan, who listened to us on January 4 and sent us a reception report
Pagodas of the Khmer

Pagodas of the Khmer

(VOVworld) – The Khmer are Buddhist followers and they build pagodas wherever they live. Pagoda is not purely a religious place but also a school for children and a venue for people...