A: First on our show today, we’d like to remind you that now you can listen to our English program on the internet at the same time as on shortwave. Please log in to our website at www.vovworld.vn to listen to our program with stable quality.

(VOVworld) - I have good news for VOV listeners. Starting today you can listen to our English program on the internet at the same time as on shortwave. Please log in to our website at www.vovworld.vn to listen to our program with stable quality.

In today’s show, we’d like to delve into Tet dos and don’ts because in the traditional perception, if things go smoothly during Tet, good luck will be assured all year long.

(VOVworld) - In the last Letter Box edition of 2014 we thank you for your support and sentiment for VOV over the years. We wish you a New Year full of happiness, good health, and prosperity.

Dear VOV listeners! People in Vietnam and around the world are welcoming in a new year with new hopes. In the context of complicated global political, security, and economic developments, Vietnam has been able to stabilize its macro-economy, contain inflation, ensure social security, and strengthen national defense. Thanks to the government’s resolute measures, in 2014 inflation was controlled, the Consumer Price Index increased just 4.09%, and economic growth was 5.98%.

A: Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Well, the Christmas atmosphere is really exciting now, not only in the streets and shopping centers but also in work places- even VOV’s studio.

(VOVworld) - This week we got a letter from Denis Ironman of England, whose last letter to us was back in 1971. We’re happy to welcome you back after 45 years. Wow, such a long time! Most of the people who worked here at that time have retired.

In addition to the exquisite landscape, music, and cuisine, Bia hoi (draught beer) is another attraction in Vietnam. Trying Bia hoi in the Old Quarter of Hanoi or tasting Western-style beer at brewery houses is an unforgettable Vietnamese experience.

(VOVworld) - Many listeners told us that they were impressed by last week’s Discovery Vietnam report about the Cuc Phuong national park. Bhaikan Hazarika of India wrote: “Your information about this national park was really very informative and helpful. I enjoyed it very much.”

The traditional Vietnamese wedding is one of the most important ceremonies in Vietnamese culture with influence from Confucian and Buddhist ideologies. In Vietnam, as in many other countries, an engagement ceremony occurs from a week to half a year or so before the wedding. In the past, most marriages were arranged by the parents. The bride and groom met for the first time on the day of their engagement. However, in the last few decades, Vietnamese women and men have begun to choose their own marriage partners.