COVID-19's orphans - pandemic's hidden toll

COVID-19's orphans - pandemic's hidden toll

(VOVWORLD) - In Ho Chi Minh City alone, more than 1,500 students attending local schools have lost their parents in the past few months. The figure is undoubtedly much higher if you include...
Israel’s parenting principles

Israel’s parenting principles

(VOVWORLD) - Raising a happy, healthy child is one of the most challenging jobs a parent can have and also one of the most rewarding. Yet many of us don't approach parenting with the...
South Africa’s Heritage Day or Braai Day

South Africa’s Heritage Day or Braai Day

(VOVWORLD) - For South Africa, Heritage Day on September 24 is an annual occasion that grips the country in a series of events, festivities, and social and family gatherings. It celebrates South Africa’s roots, and...
Wednesday June 16, 2021

Wednesday June 16, 2021

(VOVWORLD) - First on our show today we’d like to thanks all our listeners around the world for supporting VOV’s broadcasts on shortwave and on the internet at vovworld...
Wednesday April 28, 2021

Wednesday April 28, 2021

(VOVWORLD) - Since early this week we’ve enjoyed quite pleasant weather in Hanoi with showers at times, making it’s cool on hot summer days. But because of the COVID-19 pandemic...
Vietnam's circus takes new direction

Vietnam's circus takes new direction

(VOVWORLD) - “The Magic Stick”, a theatrical work that, for the first time, combines circus and Vietnamese traditional theater - reformed opera – has recently been launched in Hanoi. This a bold new direction for...
2020 Christmas celebrations during COVID-19 in US

2020 Christmas celebrations during COVID-19 in US

(VOVWORLD) - How will Covid-19 affect Christmas this year? From Santa bubbles to drive-through decorations, the socially distanced year will give us a masked Christmas like no other. In today’s program,...
Advent in Germany – Counting days till Christmas!

Advent in Germany – Counting days till Christmas!

(VOVWORLD) - In many western countries, including Germany, the time from December 1st to December 24th is called Advent, which means before Christmas Eve. Parents give their children calendars counting down the days. Each day in...
French wine etiquette

French wine etiquette

(VOVWORLD) - Welcome to another edition of VOV247’s Culture Rendezvous. We’re having Antoine Brochet, who is back to share with us more about French wine, including how to read a French wine...
Wednesday April 29, 2020

Wednesday April 29, 2020

(VOVWORLD) - VOV’s listeners have been telling us about the COVID-19 situation in their country. Jayanta Chakrabarty of India said: “As the world struggles to contain the spread of COVID-19,...
Wednesday October 23, 2019

Wednesday October 23, 2019

(VOVWORLD) - Andreas Muecklich of Germany told us: “The fall has arrived in Berlin. Most of the leaves on the trees are yellow and red now. It is humid and dark outside and...