A: Ok Om Bok is an example. It is also called the Festival of Worshipping the Moon and takes place at the Ao Ba Om (Ba Om Pond) relic site in the southern province of Tra Vinh.

(VOVworld) - We’re very happy to welcome 3 new listeners this week. First is Jose Socorro Soeiro Maranhao, a listener from Brazil. He has been a loyal listener to VOV’s Spanish program, but this is his first reception report for the English program.

A: In today’s program, we will introduce you to singer Thuy Chi, who found fame through YouTube and social networks. Thuy Chi has been playing piano since the age of 6. She recently graduated from the Vietnam National Academy of Music.

(VOVworld) - S.B Sharma of India listened to VOV on October 29 and one of the headlines was about low atmospheric pressure in Vietnam’s northern provinces bringing heavy rains and serious damages. The government has stepped up rescue and relief operations to help affected people.

A: Le Duc Tho was the first and only person ever to refuse a Nobel Peace Prize. In his declining statement, he wrote: "Peace has not yet really been established in South Vietnam. In these circumstances it is impossible for me to accept the 1973 Nobel Prize for Peace which the committee has bestowed on me."

(VOVworld) - Stories about typhoons, heavy rains, and flooding in Vietnam’s coastal provinces have dominated Vietnam’s media in recent days. Torrential rains inundated many parts of the central region, especially in Nghe An and Quang Binh province.

A: Spring is the best time to admire the stunning beauty of the Moc Chau Plateau when its mountain slopes are covered with peach flowers. Getting lost in vast fields of peach trees whose pink and white flowers dance in the wind will surely be an impressive new experience for you.

(VOVworld) - First of all we’d like to thank listeners for your messages of condolence for Trinh Thi Ngo, legendary announcer for Radio the Voice of Vietnam, who died in Ho Chi Minh City on September 30 at the age of 87.

A: Sipping a cup of coffee in the morning and observing the stream of people passing by has long been a favorite pastime of Vietnamese, especially in Hanoi.

(VOVworld) - We want to welcome Russ Ivey of the US to VOV’s worldwide Dx’er community. Russ wrote us an emailed saying “I just recently picked up the shortwave listening hobby. It’s always a treat to find broadcasts to North America and I look forward to tuning in your broadcasts in the future. I love the glimpse into your culture.”