Today, according to the lunar calendar, is the 10th day of March, when Vietnamese people celebrate the death anniversary of the Hung Kings, the founders of the nation. Festive activities to mark the occasion are underway in the northern province of Phu Tho.

(VOVworld) - First of all, we would like to inform you of frequency changes for our summer broadcasts as of March 31. Listeners in Europe, Central America and the Caribbean, and Eastern America, please take note of the following changes.

A: First on our show today, we’d like to welcome Vladimir Nikitin of St. Petersburg, Russia, to our program. In his first reception report to VOV, the 33-year-old electronic engineer wrote that shortwave radio listening is his main interest and sent us a picture of him standing in front of an array of audio equipment.

(VOVworld) - This week we got a letter from Tim Watson of the US, who hasn’t written to us for a very long time. It’s always a pleasure to have contact with an old friend.

Hello and welcome to VOV’s Letter Box, our weekly feature dedicated to listeners throughout the world. We are Mai Phuong and Ngoc Huyen.

(VOVworld) - Ashik Eqbal Tokon of Bangladesh shared his feelings after viewing VOV’s photo reportage of Long Bien bridge in Hanoi:“While walking on the bridge, I see many villagers and hawkers opening their shops beside the path. Fresh vegetables - cauliflower, cabbage, carrots, and potatoes - smell as if I’m in my country. While noticing farmers farming under the bridge, I imagine I’m on the bridge of Jamuna in Bangladesh. A train comes along the middle of the bridge and I notice the engine of this locomotive is not like ours. Then I know I’m on the bridge of Long Bien,”

A: This week, we continued to receive a lot of letters from our listeners from all over the world. Most of the listeners wrote that they especially liked our features about Tet traditions, customs and Tet celebrations among different ethnic minority groups in Vietnam.

(VOVworld) - Rana Dewan Rafiqul of Bangladesh wrote to VOV: “I enjoy your programs because they are like a window on all that happens in your country. Your radio station is like a bridge connecting all corners of the world”.

First on our show today, we’d like to thank you all for your greetings on our traditional Lunar New Year. We had a really warm holiday last week with all the best wishes you sent us and all the happy Tet activities and festivals around Vietnam.

(VOVworld) - The joyful atmosphere of the Lunar New Year festival, Vietnamese Tet, is all around. Here in VOV’s office, we have received a lot of beautiful greetings from listeners around the world between the Solar New Year and the fast approaching Lunar New Year.