Wednesday August 16, 2023

Wednesday August 16, 2023

(VOVWORLD) - This week, VOVWorld received more than 400 letters, emails, and phone calls from listeners of 36 countries and territories
Guol House, a cultural symbol of the Co Tu

Guol House, a cultural symbol of the Co Tu

(VOVWORLD) - The Guol House features the unique architecture and culture of the Co Tu. It’s a sacred and intimate symbol in the material and cultural life of the ethnic minority...
"Bat am" music preserved in North Vietnam

"Bat am" music preserved in North Vietnam

(VOVWORLD) - Musical instruments like the drum, the flute, and stringed instruments have long been an integral part of festivals in Vietnam. Concerned that traditional musical instruments might disappear, artisans in Phu Xuyen district, Hanoi,...
Som Rong pagoda in Soc Trang province

Som Rong pagoda in Soc Trang province

(VOVWORLD) - The Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang has 92 Khmer pagodas. Som Rong is a spacious pagoda with unique Khmer architecture. In April the Soc Trang provincial People’s...
Kitchen God worship of the Tay

Kitchen God worship of the Tay

(VOVWORLD) - Wood stoves play an important role in the life of Tay ethnic minority people. The stove is a place to cook and store food, and is the home of the Kitchen God,...
US helps Vietnam preserve Nguyen Dynasty woodblocks

US helps Vietnam preserve Nguyen Dynasty woodblocks

(VOVWORLD) - The State Archives and Records Administration on Thursday announced the completion of a project on preserving Nguyen Dynasty woodblocks (moc ban), a UNESCO-recognized documentary heritage item
Dao people in Na Hac protect forest

Dao people in Na Hac protect forest

(VOVWORLD) - Na Hac hamlet borders a 300-ha protected primary forest in Tien Yen district, Quang Ninh province. The 30 local Dao families play a crucial role in protecting the...
Yen badminton festival of the Mong

Yen badminton festival of the Mong

(VOVWORLD) - Festivals of the Mong in the northern province of Ha Giang have many community activities such as call-and-response singing, dancing with the khen panpipe, and playing such folk games as...