(VOVWORLD) - Today is May 19, when Vietnamese people at home and overseas celebrate the 131st birthday of President Ho Chi Minh.

(VOVWORLD) - A: Once a week, it’s our pleasure to be here with the Letter Box to acknowledge feedback and reception reports from listeners around the world.

(VOVWORLD) - First on our show today, we’d like to wish that everybody around the world stays safe from the COVID-19 pandemic.

(VOVWORLD) - The coronavirus pandemic is raging in many Asian countries with thousands of new infections and deaths breaking records day after day. Even though vaccination rates are increasing, several new coronavirus variants are spreading faster than the original virus.

(VOVWORLD) - Today, the 10th day of the 3rd lunar month, is a National Holiday of Vietnam as we celebrate the death anniversary of the Hung Kings, the ancestral founders of Vietnam.

(VOVWORLD) - Our listeners in Europe have told us that spring has arrived there. Christer Brunström of Sweden said springtime has arrived in Sweden and there are spring flowers blossoming in gardens and parks.

(VOVWORLD) - First on our show today, we’d like to thank listeners for sending congratulations for Vietnam’s new leadership.

(VOVWORLD) - First up, we’d like to remind you of seasonal frequency changes for our English broadcasts. Beginning last Sunday, March 28, VOV’s frequency of 7280 khz beaming to Central Europe and Central Asia have been changed to 11885 khz.

(VOVWORLD) - First on our show today, we’d like to remind you of seasonal frequency changes for our English broadcasts. Beginning March 28 (this Sunday), VOV’s frequency of 7280 khz beaming to Central Europe and Central Asia will change to 11885 khz.

(VOVWORLD) - We’re reading an email from Andrew Ferguson of Cumbria, the US. He told us that he is a radio hobbyist returning to the fold after many years away, and it was good to hear the Voice of Vietnam again recently. Going back 30 or so years, he received QSL cards and lots of souvenirs from VOV, which are still in his collection.