(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.

(VOVWORLD) - We continue to receive entries to our contest “What do you know about Vietnam?”, which we hold every five years.

(VOVWORLD) - VOV’s listeners have been telling us about the COVID-19 situation in their country. Jayanta Chakrabarty of India said: “As the world struggles to contain the spread of COVID-19, I take this opportunity to wish all citizens of Vietnam good health and safety. It is heartening to note that Vietnam has been able to tackle the coronavirus more successfully than many other countries due to its leadership and efficient healthcare system.”

(VOVWORLD) - We’re so happy to receive the first entry in our “What do you know about Vietnam?” contest, which is held every 5 years. The 2020 contest, which coincides with many important events in Vietnam and VOV, is open to foreigners and overseas Vietnamese around the world.

(VOVWORLD) - This week we received several letters from listeners with postmarks that indicated they took more than a month to reach our office in Hanoi. That helps to explain why some listeners have been complaining that they haven’t received a reply from VOV for their reception reports since the beginning of the year.

(VOVWORLD) - First on Letter Box today, we’d like to send safe and healthy wishes to you all worldwide during this difficult time of the Covid-19 pandemic.

(VOVWORLD) - We hope this edition of “Letter Box”finds you in the best of health. As the COVID-19 epidemic continues to spread, people are being advised to stay home and work online if possible. We have something you may be interested in doing if you’re stuck at home.

(VOVWORLD) - We have some good news for you today. The “What do you know about Vietnam?” contest, held by the Voice of Vietnam every 5 years, is back. The 2020 contest, which coincides with many important events in Vietnam and VOV, is open to foreigners and overseas Vietnamese around the world.

(VOVWORLD) - Many of our listeners have sent emails to our new email address: englishsection@vov.vn. Thank you very much for your correspondence: Eti Mone and Ali Sahardi of Bangladesh, Adam Grzenia of Poland, Jayanta Chakrabarty and Sanil Deep of India and many others.