(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam’s traditional Lunar New Year festival known as Tet is 2 weeks away. We wish you, our dear listeners overseas, could join us during these days to get an authentic impression how the biggest festival of the Vietnamese people is prepared and celebrated.

(VOVWORLD) - It's the second week of the new year, which means we’re back to business as usual. We hope you’re having a productive week.

(VOVWORLD) - First on our show today, we’d like to welcome Joandric Ávila Fernández of Costa Rica. In his very first very correspondence to VOV, he wrote: “Friends of the Voice of Vietnam. I have been closely observing the celebrations in Vietnam, and I extend congratulations to all the Vietnamese people. I send my best wishes of health, peace and prosperity for this New Year. I also express my best wishes for the country of Vietnam.”

(VOVWORLD) - For this first Letter Box of the New Year, we send you all warm wishes for a Happy New Year filled with love and joy and thank you for your loyal support during the past year and the year ahead.

(VOVWORLD) - We’re now in the last few days of 2023 when, like many others, we look back at what we’ve done during the past year and announce our resolutions for 2024.

(VOVWORLD) - Last week VOVWorld received more than 450 emails and letters from listeners in 34 countries and territories. In addition to reception reports, we received lots of Christmas greetings from listeners.

(VOVWORLD) - We hope this edition of the Letter Box finds you well. As Christmas and the New Year approach, we are receiving lots of greetings from listeners, which really makes our days merry and bright.

(VOVWORLD) - This week, VOVWorld received more than 400 letters, emails and phone calls from listeners around the world.

(VOVWORLD) - It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas on some streets in Hanoi, as churches install nativity scenes and illuminate their exteriors with lights. Hotels, shops, and restaurants are displaying Santa Clauses, snowmen, reindeer, and Christmas trees.

(VOVWORLD) - This week, VOVWorld received 370 emails, letters, and phone calls from listeners in 33 countries.