Germany’s Closed Sundays

Germany’s Closed Sundays

(VOVWORLD) - Germany’s long, rich history contains many strange cultural anomalies. One of them is Closed Sundays. In this week’s Cultural Rendezvous, Christian Oster, a former German journalist, will...
Chuseok, the Korean Thanksgiving

Chuseok, the Korean Thanksgiving

(VOVWORLD) - The Mid-Autumn Festival, known as Chuseok, is one of the biggest and most important festivals in Korea. It celebrates the autumn harvest and honors elderly family members, and is...
Famed writer Vu Tu Nam

Famed writer Vu Tu Nam

(VOVWORLD) - Writer Vu Tu Nam, former secretary of the Vietnam Writers’ Association, has passed away at the age of 92. During his career, he worked as a writer, a poet,...
Former Party General Secretary Le Kha Phieu

Former Party General Secretary Le Kha Phieu

(VOVWORLD) - The Communist Party and the people of Vietnam paid final respects to their outstanding leader, former Party leader Le Kha Phieu last week. During his tenure as the Party’s General Secretary from 1997...
Wednesday July 1, 2020

Wednesday July 1, 2020

(VOVWORLD) - This week, we continued to receive entries to our contest “What do you know about Vietnam” from our listeners around the world
“Map” road in Binh Duong province

“Map” road in Binh Duong province

(VOVWORLD) - “Map” is the name of the road leading to Tortoise islet in Tan Uyen township, Binh Duong province. The road has been called “Map” since Mai Song Be, former Chairman of...
Ho Chi Minh diplomacy – diplomacy for the people

Ho Chi Minh diplomacy – diplomacy for the people

(VOVWORLD) - President Ho Chi Minh was an outstanding politician and cultural figure and also a brilliant diplomat. His ideology on external relations and diplomatic style embraces Vietnamese tradition as...