(VOVWORLD) - This week we received correspondence from new listeners. W. Murdock picked up VOV’s program on 7315khz in Clarksdale, Mississippi, the US. He listened to our program on software-defined radio with a random wire antenna and noted minimal noise and no fading. The signal was very strong and clear.

(VOVWORLD) - Welcome to the Letter Box, our weekly feature dedicated to listeners around the world.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam has begun 2 days of national mourning for President Tran Dai Quang, who passed away from an illness. Many of our listeners have expressed their condolences.

(VOVWORLD) - Welcome to the Letter Box, our weekly feature dedicated to listeners around the world.

(VOVWORLD) - This week we’re very happy to receive congratulations and wishes from listeners on the occasion of VOV’s 73rd anniversary.

(VOVWORLD) - Welcome to the Letter Box, our weekly feature dedicated to our listeners around the world.

(VOVWORLD) - Thank you, listeners, for congratulating Vietnam on its success at the ongoing Asian Games in Indonesia. With two gold, 12 silver, and 13 bronze, the Vietnamese team ranked 20th in the medal tally by 2 pm Wednesday.

(VOVWORLD) - Our listeners often tell us about the weather in their country. We know that August is the hottest month in Tokyo. Some 800,000 people were displaced and more than 350 died in the worst flooding in a century in southern India's Kerala state last week. Due to the summer monsoon, Dhaka is in a long rainy season from June to October.

(VOVWORLD) - Welcome to the Letter Box, our weekly feature dedicated to our listeners around the world.

(VOVWORLD) - This week we received reception reports for VOV programs in Japanese, German, Spanish, and Chinese. We’ll forward these emails to our other foreign language sections.