(VOVworld) - From Japan, Fumito Hokamura told us about powerful earthquakes that shook the Kumamoto region last month and destroyed many houses. He said this area hadn’t recorded many earthquakes before....
(VOVworld) - Banh Gio is a pyramid-shaped dumpling filled with minced pork, black forest mushroom, wood ear mushroom, black pepper, chopped shallot, and carefully wrapped in banana leaf. Imagine we’re sitting...
(VOVworld) - As the most watched and publicized bike race in the world, the Tour de France is one of the most famous races. Having provoked a mixture of astonishment and admiration, the Tour de...
(VOVworld)- The Hung Kings Temple festival, which marks the death anniversary of the Hung Kings, the founders of the first Vietnamese state, will take place from April 12 to 16th...
A: I have a letter from Robert Gauvin who wrote to us on a snowy night in Ottawa, Canada. He said “winter this year came late to most of Canada. The last few...
(VOVworld) - The last day of the lunar year is very important to Vietnamese people. The feast eaten in the evening of this sacred day tends to be more abundant and elaborate than...
(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...
(VOVworld) – The situation on the Korean peninsula is tense, as usual, following new sanctions against North Korea in response to its recent nuclear test and missile launch. Anh Huyen comments...
(VOVworld) – Vietnam has been experiencing serious drought and saline intrusion over the past decade. A strong El Nino has pushed the temperature up and caused severe water shortages in a large area covering...
(VOVworld) - Reading listeners’ letters is one of my favorite work activities. Today we welcome Dr. Francis Bonardi of France to our DX’ing community. He wrote: “I’m a new listener to your station...
(VOVworld) - The central region and the Tay Nguyen Central Highlands will see even more severe droughts and water shortage this year compared to 2015, the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting has warned...
(VOVworld) – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed Wednesday that Turkey would not retaliate against Russia's sanctions imposed after the downing of a Russian war plane
(VOV) – Terraced paddy fields in Chieng An commune, Son La province, is in their time to turn yellow, creating a beautiful landscape picture in late autumn
(VOVworld) - This week we got a Halloween postcard from Robert Krolikowski of New York, the US. The black cat and orange jack-o-lantern are more funny than scary. Although Halloween is...
(VOVworld) - Life in Soul remains as calm as usual despite rising tensions along the inter-Korean border
A: We’d like to say hello today to Mogire Machuki of Kenya. In an email to VOV this week, he wrote: “Greetings from Kisii Kenya, my pleasure connecting with VOV,...
(VOVworld) - The deadline for VOV’s contest “What do you know about Vietnam?” is drawing near. The number of entries received by our office in recent days has been higher...
A: Hanoi is moving from spring into summer. A few days ago the daytime temperature rose to 37DC. An overnight shower cooled things off a bit and we are now enjoying...
(VOVworld) – Bac Ha market in Lao Cai province is held every Sunday morning. The market, located at the center of Bac Ha district, the market is a trading center for ethnic minority people in...
(VOVworld)- The Hanoi Cheo Opera has unveiled a new genre of performance that combines Cheo (traditional theater) and water puppetry on the stage. Known as Long Thanh drama, it’s...