A: Ha Long Bay, Vietnam’s “Bay of the Descending Dragon”, is located in the Gulf of Tonkin in Quang Ninh province, about 180 km from Hanoi. With its exceptional...
(VOVworld) - This week, we got an email from Arvid Husdal, a 49-year-old radio enthusiast from Kristiansand in the far south of Norway. He said his hobby is Dx...
(VOVworld) – Russia’s influence in the Middle East has grown, thanks to recent diplomatic and military activities. Analysts say Moscow has made gains in reinforcing its voice and status in the...
(VOVworld) – The recent 18th national conference on external affairs has worked out ways to improve external affairs work at the local level to improve national development and economic integration. This...
(VOVworld) - First up we would like to inform you some of our frequency changes as VOV has revised its shortwave frequencies and broadcasting times
(VOVworld) - I’m reading a letter from Ullmar Qvick, a shortwave enthusiast from Sweden. He was one of the founders of the Arctic Radio Club back in the 1960. It’s...
(VOVworld) – On Sunday, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) decided not to ban Russia totally from next month’s Rio Olympics for doping, ruling that decisions on individual competitors will be...
(VOVworld) – Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung has stressed the need to strictly verify investment projects before licensing. Mr. Dung was speaking at a national conference of the...
(VOVworld) - The National Election Council (NEC) convened its seventh session, its last plenary meeting, in Hanoi on Friday to discuss a draft report on the results of the general election...
(VOVworld) - Northern Vietnam is in the middle of its summer, which is also the rainy season. Here in Hanoi, we are experiencing intervals of extremely hot days and torrential rains
A: From India, Soumya Bhattacharjee, told us that they already have the rainy season in India after the long, hot summer. He hopes the weather is calm and not so...
(VOVworld) - Vietnam has about 72,000 Muslim who are followers of the Bani and Islam branches. Most of them are Cham ethnic people, who live mainly in Ninh Thuan and Binh Thuan...
(VOVworld) - Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro Saturday said that the opposition referendum to revoke him will not take place this year
A: “We’ve had a period of very hot weather here in Sweden with temperatures reaching 28 DC. This certainly is too much for me and my wife but I guess this kind...
(VOVworld) – 496 out of 870 candidates were elected to the 14th National Assembly, the National Electoral Council announced on Thursday
A: This week we received a special guest, Gerry Neumann from England. Gerry has regularly visited Vietnam’s Hue city in the summer to teach English as a volunteer. Before leaving...
(VOVworld) - We’ve received a lovely postcard and letter from Marlene Sherburne of the US. She wrote: “I haven’t written to you in some time and wanted to send you this card...
(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) - Although it’s the beginning of summer, it’s pretty hot with the midday temperature in Hanoi at around 32 DC and HCM city at 36 DC. Luckily there are some...
(VOVworld) - Spring has arrived in northern Vietnam, bringing with it high humidity and drizzles. The average temperature in Hanoi ranges from 20 to 25 DC these days. This weather is...