A: Volleyball appeared in Vietnam between 1920 and 1922 in large cities like Hanoi and Hai Phong. After the August Revolution in August, 1945, like other sports, volleyball became more popular.

(VOVworld) - I’m reading a letter from Ullmar Qvick, a shortwave enthusiast from Sweden. He was one of the founders of the Arctic Radio Club back in the 1960. It’s still very much alive, Qvick said.

A: Thank you. We hope that you can come to Vietnam and visit Phu Quoc sometimes. Phu Quoc island is a popular tourist destination in summer. It has the most beautiful beaches in Vietnam. There you can also sample delicious seafood.

(VOVworld) - Northern Vietnam is in the middle of its summer, which is also the rainy season. Here in Hanoi, we are experiencing intervals of extremely hot days and torrential rains.

A: Vietnam is home to 54 ethnic groups, each with its own customs and traditions. Those groups have created a variety of traditional musical instruments, which have played an important role in Vietnamese people’s lives. The musical instruments of Vietnam include the "monochord zither", the "moon-shaped two-string lute", and the “pear-shaped lute with four strings”. One of the best-known musical instruments is the Đàn Tranh or 16-string Zither.

A: From India, Soumya Bhattacharjee, told us that they already have the rainy season in India after the long, hot summer. He hopes the weather is calm and not so bad in Hanoi and in other parts of Vietnam.

A: Stamp collecting is one of the world’s most popular hobbies thanks to its affordability, educational benefits, and historical value. For many collectors, philately is an art, a passion, a way to communicate, and more. Now when people communicate with each other via the Internet, it’s interesting to know that these stamps remain attractive.

(VOVworld) - Vietnam has about 72,000 Muslim who are followers of the Bani and Islam branches. Most of them are Cham ethnic people, who live mainly in Ninh Thuan and Binh Thuan province. Some of them live scattered in other cities and provinces. There is only one Muslim mosque in Hanoi with a handful of followers.

A: “We’ve had a period of very hot weather here in Sweden with temperatures reaching 28 DC. This certainly is too much for me and my wife but I guess this kind of hot or even higher temperatures is nothing unusual in Vietnam. How do Vietnamese people cope with very hot weather? What do they drink and what do they wear? Any suggestions would be most helpful”.

A: This week we received a special guest, Gerry Neumann from England. Gerry has regularly visited Vietnam’s Hue city in the summer to teach English as a volunteer. Before leaving Hanoi for Hue on May 31, he visited VOV’s office and we had Bun cha for lunch at Huong Lien Bun cha eatery where US President Barack Obama and celebrity TV chef Antony Bourdain ate last week. The shop has become crowded with customers from early morning until late at night. Gerry and I discussed Bun cha and Gerry’s experience of Vietnamese food.