A: Le Duc Tho was the first and only person ever to refuse a Nobel Peace Prize. In his declining statement, he wrote: "Peace has not yet really been established in South Vietnam. In these circumstances it is impossible for me to accept the 1973 Nobel Prize for Peace which the committee has bestowed on me."

(VOVworld) - Stories about typhoons, heavy rains, and flooding in Vietnam’s coastal provinces have dominated Vietnam’s media in recent days. Torrential rains inundated many parts of the central region, especially in Nghe An and Quang Binh province.

A: Spring is the best time to admire the stunning beauty of the Moc Chau Plateau when its mountain slopes are covered with peach flowers. Getting lost in vast fields of peach trees whose pink and white flowers dance in the wind will surely be an impressive new experience for you.

(VOVworld) - First of all we’d like to thank listeners for your messages of condolence for Trinh Thi Ngo, legendary announcer for Radio the Voice of Vietnam, who died in Ho Chi Minh City on September 30 at the age of 87.

A: Sipping a cup of coffee in the morning and observing the stream of people passing by has long been a favorite pastime of Vietnamese, especially in Hanoi.

(VOVworld) - We want to welcome Russ Ivey of the US to VOV’s worldwide Dx’er community. Russ wrote us an emailed saying “I just recently picked up the shortwave listening hobby. It’s always a treat to find broadcasts to North America and I look forward to tuning in your broadcasts in the future. I love the glimpse into your culture.”

(VOVworld)- On the occasion of the Mid-autumn Festival, moon cakes are given as gifts, especially to parents and grandparents. Vietnamese also place moon cakes and a variety of fruits on their family altar as an offering to their ancestors.

(VOVworld) - The Voice of Vietnam is jubilantly celebrating its 71st founding anniversary on September 7. One of the happiest things for us today is receiving congratulations from listeners worldwide.

A: Ha Long Bay, Vietnam’s “Bay of the Descending Dragon”, is located in the Gulf of Tonkin in Quang Ninh province, about 180 km from Hanoi. With its exceptional beauty and geological significance, Ha Long Bay has twice been placed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List.

(VOVworld) - This week, we got an email from Arvid Husdal, a 49-year-old radio enthusiast from Kristiansand in the far south of Norway. He said his hobby is Dx-listening and monitoring the shortwave and medium radio communications of far away stations from across Europe and other parts of the world.