Photos depicting General Vo Nguyen Giap’s life

Photos depicting General Vo Nguyen Giap’s life

(VOVworld) – The photo album “General, commander in chief Vo Nguyen Giap”, published on the 100th birth anniversary of the general, portrays the talented military commander of many major campaigns in...
Busking – passion more than music

Busking – passion more than music

(VOVworld) – Without a stage, colorful lights, an amplifier system, or loudspeakers, and even without chairs for the audience, performances by the ‘Buskers’ group’ always attract the attention of pedestrians passing by the Le Thai To...
Sacred animals in Vietnamese culture and architecture

Sacred animals in Vietnamese culture and architecture

(VOVworld) – According to Vietnamese belief, the 4 sacred animals including the dragon, unicorn, tortoise and phoenix symbolize power, intellect, longevity and nobility. Probably, for this meaning, these animals have been...
Wednesday July 10, 2013

Wednesday July 10, 2013

A: This week we got emails from listeners who have not corresponded with us for a long time - Justin Jones of the US, Tjang Pak Ning of Indonesia, and Gerald...
January 23, 2013

January 23, 2013

As usual many of the letters and emails sent to us are questions about Vietnam. This week, Ratan Kumar Paul, a teacher and coordinator of the South Asia CRI DXER forum in...
Hanoi joyful celebrates Christmas

Hanoi joyful celebrates Christmas

(VOVworld) – The cheerful atmosphere of Christmas is overwhelming the capital city of Hanoi. Christmas carols echo from churches and twinkling lights illuminate main streets and shopping centers. Here’s a...
Japanese businessman dedicated to cleaning up Hanoi

Japanese businessman dedicated to cleaning up Hanoi

(VOVworld) – Every Sunday morning, visitors to Hanoi’s Hoan Kiem Lake find a middle-aged man patiently collecting litter strewn on the path or under the benches. He is Ninomiya, Director of the Japanese...
Christmas jubilantly celebrated across Vietnam

Christmas jubilantly celebrated across Vietnam

Tens of thousands of Vietnamese people poured out into the streets to join with Catholics and Protestants on Christmas Eve. In Hanoi, crowds of young people were flocking to the city centre the early evening, packing major streets and causing traffic to grind to a halt. A Christmas atmosphere prevailed at churches such around the capital...
Letter Box 14 December 2011

Letter Box 14 December 2011

Hello, I’m Kim Chi - welcome to the Letter Box on VOV Radio. Hi, everyone. I’m Nhat Quynh. We’re here every Wednesday to acknowledge listeners’ letters we got...