Vietnam’s top 10 events of 2012 selected by Radio the Voice of Vietnam (VOV)
(VOVworld) – The horrific night of December 18, 1972, one of the worst moments in the history of the US Air Force, has haunted 65- year-old priest Robert Certain. Each image...
(VOVworld) – Christians are celebrating Christmas, a holiday which now attracts both religious and non-religious people
(VOV) – Leaders and people in Phu Yen province burned incense to former lawyer – President Nguyen Huu Tho at a commemoration in Tuy Hoa city on the 16th anniversary of his...
(VOVworld) – The cheerful atmosphere of Christmas is overwhelming the capital city of Hanoi. Christmas carols echo from churches and twinkling lights illuminate main streets and shopping centers. Here’s a...
(VOVworld)- UNESCO has recognized Vietnam’s Hung Kings worshiping ritual in Phu Tho province as part of the world’s intangible cultural heritage. This is a great honor for Vietnam and Phu...
(VOVworld) – A ceremony to kick off National Tourism Year 2013 themed “Red River Civilization”, will take place on January 6th in the northern province of Hai Phong
(VOVworld)- On this day 40 years ago, December 18th 1972, US President Richard Nixon launched an air operation called the “Linebacker II Campaign” aimed at northern Vietnam
(VOVworld)-This month, marking the 40th anniversary of the “Hanoi-Dien Bien Phu in the air” victory, VOV reporter Thu Hang jogs the memories of several VOV reporters, broadcasters, singers, composers...
(VOVworld) - The Korean Peninsula has become tense since the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea announced the imminent launch of a long-range rocket carrying on earth-observation satellite. With international...
(VOVworld) – The Hung King Veneration Ritual was one of 18 heritages suggested for UNESCO recognition at the 9th session of the Intergovernmental Committee of the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding...
Cambodian ex-king Norodom Sihanouk, who died at 89 last month, will be cremated in February following a formal national ceremony. Prime Minister Hun Sen said on Monday that the...
The remains of former Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat will be exhumed Tuesday as part of a renewed investigation into his death. Arafat died in November 2004 in a French military hospital, a month...
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon pushed for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas military group in Gaza and warned that a ground attack would become a disaster
The Palestinians have Russia’s assistance, along with that of Switzerland and France, in exhuming the remains for sampling to investigate late President Yasser Arafat's death, Palestinian President Mahmoud...
(VOVworld)-Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina concluded her official visit to Vietnam on Saturday. Earlier, she laid wreaths at the monument of heroic martyrs and the Ho Chi Minh mausoleum in...
The death toll from accidents related to the storm has risen to more than 40 since Sandy made landfall on Monday on America’s East coast
(VOV) – Super storm Sandy swept inland US eastern coast Tuesday morning (Vietnam time), killing at least 13 people and affecting 1,500 kilometer long swathe
Violence erupted in Nigeria on Sunday. A suicide car bombing struck a northern Catholic church, triggering a series of bloody reprisals the same day
(VOVworld)- Hanoi’s 36 ancient guild streets have names beginning with the word “Hang” which refer to the craft or trade once associated with that street. As time has passed,...