(VOVWORLD) - For many Vietnamese, the Tet (Lunar New Year) festival begins with a Kitchen God worshipping ceremony on the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month. Vietnamese people prepare offerings for the Kitchen Gods, who will report the family’s affairs over the past year to the Jade Emperor.

(VOVWORLD) - Major flower villages across Vietnam are busy harvesting and delivering flowers to markets before the 2020 Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday begins. Fields of manifold flowers, including chrysanthemums, lilies, and gardens of peach blossoms are ready for Vietnam’s biggest festival of the year.

(VOVWORLD) - Established in 1949, the Voice of Vietnam Ensemble, now the VOV Theater, has grown along the development of the Voice of Vietnam. Over the past 70 years, the theater has received numerous honors and certificates of merit for its great contribution to the Voice of Vietnam and preserving Vietnamese music.

(VOVWORLD) - A writing contest on the topic of President Ho Chi Minh’s first visit to Indonesia and Indonesian President Sukarno’s visit to Vietnam in 1959 concluded earlier this week in Hanoi. The contest, co-organized by the Voice of Vietnam and the Indonesian Embassy in Vietnam, marks the 65th anniversary of diplomatic ties between Vietnam and Indonesia.

(VOVWORLD) - 63 medics at Vietnam’s level 2 field hospital have accomplished their UN peace keeping missions in Bentil, South Sudan.

(VOVWORLD) - The Vietnam female football team has won SEA Games gold for the record sixth time after a wonderful display of courage, strength and fighting spirit to defeat tough opponent Thailand. During a 120-minute final match, the ‘Golden girls’ of Vietnam played with all they had, like warriors in the heat of an intense battle.

(VOVWORLD) - The Vietnam Youth Union and its Bac Ninh branch have launched the “Limiting plastic waste in apartment buildings” model. In the month since it was launched, the model has changed people’s awareness and behavior to protect the environment.

(VOVWORLD) - The 2019 Southeast Asian Games officially opens today with the staging of a glitzy opening ceremony at the Philippine Arena in Bocaue, Bulacan. It will be the first time in the 60-year history of the regional meet that the opening show will be held indoors, taking place in the world's largest indoor arena with a 55,000 seating capacity.

(VOVWORLD) - The Vietnam Football Federation has signed a fresh three-year contract with South Korean coach Park Hang-seo. It’s good news for Vietnamese football fans because they believe that the talented coach will continue to lead the Vietnamese men’s national football team to new heights in Southeast Asia and the world.

(VOVWORLD) -Vietnamese and Indonesians are commemorating the 60th anniversary of the exchange of visits between President Ho Chi Minh and his Indonesian counterpart Sukarno. The Vietnamese Embassy in Indonesia recently held a seminar themed "The close friendship between President Ho Chi Minh and President Sukarno, and the relationship between Vietnam and Indonesia."