Viet traditional weddings

Viet traditional weddings

(VOVworld) – The Viet people consider marriage a central event in their life. Wedding rituals differ by regions but are among the most typical features of the nation. Despite social development,...
Hung Temple festival underway

Hung Temple festival underway

(VOVworld) – The 2013 Hung Temple festival opens on Saturday night in Phu Tho province, honoring UNESCO’s recognition of Vietnam’s Hung Kings worshiping ritual as part of the...
Wednesday April 10, 2013

Wednesday April 10, 2013

To begin this week’s edition of the Letter Box, we welcome Roger Tidy who wrote to the Voice of Vietnam for the first time on March 28, although he has heard our station...
April 03, 2013

April 03, 2013

Before reviewing letters and emails we received last week, we would like to remind you once again that as of April 1st, we are using new frequencies for summer broadcasts beamed to...
Xam maestro Ha Thi Cau dies

Xam maestro Ha Thi Cau dies

(VOVworld) – Xam maestro Ha Thi Cau, who is considered a treasure of Vietnamese folk singing, passed away at the ripe age of 92. During her long life, Mrs. Cau reflected all...
9000 young men from Mekong Delta join the army

9000 young men from Mekong Delta join the army

(VOVworld)-“ Following in the steps of their grandfathers and fathers, “upholding the heroic tradition” was the theme of a camp Thursday to see off young men departing the districts and provinces of Mekong Delta...
CPJ boldly distorts Vietnam’s press

CPJ boldly distorts Vietnam’s press

(VOVworld) – The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on February 14th released its annual report on global press freedom, which listed Vietnam among the world’s top 5 countries for jailing the...
Hoang Hiep – a revolutionary maestro

Hoang Hiep – a revolutionary maestro

(VOVworld) - Composer Hoang Hiep passed away early this month at the age of 82 but his revolutionary songs associated with the national revolutionary milestones will last forever. Hiep’s music...
France’s first Vietnamese radio broadcasts

France’s first Vietnamese radio broadcasts

(VOV) – ‘Over the past 60 years, we’ve been worried about the fatherland so we hold the Vietnamese nationality to be able to come back whenever we have an opportunity.’ This is the aspiration...
Top 10 world events 2012  selected by VOV

Top 10 world events 2012 selected by VOV

1. 2012- A year of elections and power transitions Russia witnessed a Presidential power transition between Vladimir Putin and Dimitry Medvedev: Putin became Russian President after the Presidential election on March...
DPRK’s satellite launch

DPRK’s satellite launch

(VOVworld) - The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea on Wednesday sent into orbit an observation satellite called Kwangmyungsang-3. The launch surprised the international community
Tensions on the Korean Peninsula

Tensions on the Korean Peninsula

(VOVworld) - The Korean Peninsula has become tense since the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea announced the imminent launch of a long-range rocket carrying on earth-observation satellite. With international...
China launches Yaogan Weixing 16 satellite

China launches Yaogan Weixing 16 satellite

A Chinese rocket called Long March 4C on Sunday successfully launched Yaogan Weixing 16 satellite into orbit from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Gansu Province, the Xinhua news agency reported