(VOVWORLD) - We’d like to acknowledge an email from Jayanta Chakrabarty, one of our long time listeners.

(VOVWORLD) - More entries for the contest “What do you know about Vietnam?” are being sent to VOV. We received an entry from Rabi Sankar Bosu of India, who has been a faithful listener to the VOV English Service on shortwave radio for 35 years, nowadays via internet streaming.

(VOVWORLD) - This week, we continued to receive entries to our contest “What do you know about Vietnam” from our listeners around the world.

(VOVWORLD): This week we continue to receive entries for the writing contest “What do you know about Vietnam?” Some of our listeners said the Covid-19 pandemic has changed their living and working habits, including their DX’ing hobby. As VOV has extended the deadline of the contest to July 31, they have more time to prepare materials for their writing and will send their works as soon as possible.

(VOVWORLD) - How are you, dear listeners? We hope you are all safe and sound and that the COVID-19 pandemic in your country has been contained.

(VOVWORLD) - This week we received more entries for our contest “What do you know about Vietnam?” Our 2020 contest, which coincides with many important events for Vietnam and VOV, is open to foreigners and overseas Vietnamese around the world.

(VOVWORLD) - First on our show today, we’d like to acknowledge Mr. Sanil Deep of India for participating in our contest “What do you know about Vietnam”.

(VOVWORLD) - We continue to receive entries for VOV’s writing contest “What do you know about Vietnam?”

(VOVWORLD) - We’d like to welcome to VOV Howard Guppy of the UK. In an email to VOV this week, Mr. Guppy wrote: “I was pleased to be able to listen your broadcast tonight. It is always interesting to listen to your broadcast. I like the perspective you have on global events. Thank you for your broadcast, and best wishes to everyone at Voice of Vietnam. I am located in the southeast of the UK and reported reception for the Voice of Vietnam on the frequency of 9730Khz between 22:15 and 22:50 on May 10, 2020.”

(VOVWORLD) - We’re happy to receive a letter from Webster Williams, a 61-year-old American listener who first listened to a VOV broadcast in 1972. He said it has been 47 years since the last time he heard VOV, but he remembers it like it was yesterday.