The Maslenitsa Festival in Russia

The Maslenitsa Festival in Russia

(VOVworld) - March marks the transition between winter and summer. In Russia, March is even of special importance because it’s time for the Maslenitsa Festival
Wednesday March 9, 2016

Wednesday March 9, 2016

(VOVworld) - The fever of spring and Tet, the Vnese Lunar New Year, has arrived. From February to April, Hanoi is humid and wet with frequent drizzles. The temperature ranges from 15...
Special class for unfortunate child patients

Special class for unfortunate child patients

(VOVworld) – Volunteer students of a club called “Faith and Hope” hold a special class for child patients at the Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion every weekend. Though they have not...
HCMC presents Tet gifts to disabled people

HCMC presents Tet gifts to disabled people

(VOVworld) – Ho Chi Minh City Youth Union presented on Sunday more than 200 gift sets to disabled and disadvantaged Youth Union members as part of a program called “Spring Love”...
Chung cakes made for the poor as Tet approaches

Chung cakes made for the poor as Tet approaches

(VOVworld) –Chung or square sticky rice cakes are indispensible food for the lunar New Year Festival or Tet. As Tet is approaching, the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism...
Bringing a happy Tet to unfortunate people

Bringing a happy Tet to unfortunate people

(VOVworld) – Localities nationwide have carried out humanitarian activities to assist unfortunate people to welcome the lunar New Year festival, or Tet in Vietnamese. Phu Tho province gave 2.5 billion VND in gifts...
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
Wednesday, December 1, 2015

Wednesday, December 1, 2015

The traditional Vietnamese wedding is one of the most important ceremonies in Vietnamese culture with influences from Confucian and Buddhist ideologies. It is a significant day not only for the couple involved...
Volunteer Fire Brigade – Germany’s pride

Volunteer Fire Brigade – Germany’s pride

(VOVworld) - Many big German cities are protected by volunteer fire brigades as well as by professional fire fighters. Under German law, every small town or village must have a volunteer fire brigade to...
Wednesday October 28, 2015

Wednesday October 28, 2015

(VOVworld) - Hanoi is in the middle of autumn and the daytime temperature ranges from 25 to 30 DC. The weather forecast center says a cold spell is coming later this week,...
Wednesday February 25, 2015

Wednesday February 25, 2015

(VOVworld) - Happy New Year, dear listeners. We’re very glad to be back on the Letter Box segment after one week off for the lunar New Year holiday. We wish you a year...