(VOVworld) - We’ve made a good start in 2016. We welcome new listener Koji Nakayama of Japan, who listened to us on January 4 and sent us a reception report.

A: This week, we continued received New Year greetings from our listeners around the world. Michael Brandlt of the US wrote: “Hello, my warm greetings to you all at the Voice of Vietnam. Here is the US, we have just celebrated the beginning of a New Year.

(VOVworld) - I’m very happy that during Christmas and New Year holiday, our listeners kept listening to our program and sent us feedback together with their New Year greetings.

A: These days, all of us are eager to welcome the New Year 2016. I really love this exciting atmosphere. VOV has already begun receiving New Year’s greetings from our listeners around the world.

(VOVworld) - We’re so happy to receive beautiful Christmas and New Year greeting cards and warm wishes from our listeners around the world.

Christmas is coming in a week. We wish you a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

(VOVworld) - I’m reading an interesting letter from T. Shintaku of Osaka who says he has thought of learning Vietnamese and migrating to Vietnam when he’s older. He wants to know about Vietnam’s migration policy and contact info for relevant agencies.

The traditional Vietnamese wedding is one of the most important ceremonies in Vietnamese culture with influences from Confucian and Buddhist ideologies. It is a significant day not only for the couple involved but also for their entire families. So, it usually includes quite a few formal ritual observances.

(VOVworld) - Today we welcome some new listeners. Malik Allah Bachaya Khokhar, member of a radio listeners’ club in Punjab, Pakistan, and Zach Rutledge, who lives in Alabama state in the US.

This week is a festive one for Vietnamese teachers because November 20th has long been a special day for Vietnamese students to show their respect and gratitude to their teachers. We observe November 20th as Vietnam Teachers’ Day.