(VOVWORLD) - Professor Vo Tong Xuan, who recently passed away at the age of 84, was a leading scientist who made significant contributions to agriculture both domestically and internationally. He was the inventor...
(VOVWORLD) - A simplified wedding or a "three, four or even five Nos” wedding has recently become a trend chosen by many Chinese young people. This is also a hot topic...
(VOVWORLD) - Co lau is the folk poetry singing of the Nung Phan Slinh people in Lang Son province. The poetry describes the wedding customs of the Nung people, including the proposal, the...
(VOVWORLD) - Giay people consider a wedding party, which includes a bride-welcoming ceremony, the happiest event of a person’s life
(VOVWORLD) - The Ede people are matriarchal so weddings are normally initiated by women. The bride's family is responsible for preparing betrothal gifts, and the groom's family has the privilege of...
(VOVWORLD) - Traditional stilt houses and their stairs are part of the unique cultural features of the Tay and Nung ethnic minority people. The stairs, especially, contain features of their rich...
(VOVWORLD) - The Pa Co ethnic minority people consider marriage the most important milestone in a person’s life. Pa Co parents often prepare offerings for their children’s wedding
(VOVWORLD) - Spanish soccer club Barcelona are under investigation for suspected "active bribery" as part of a probe into suspected corruption spanning two decades at the refereeing committee, according to a...
(VOVWORLD) - Gabon’s deposed president Ali Bongo has been released from house arrest and is free to leave the country for medical treatment, the military which removed him from power...
(VOVWORLD) - General Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema was sworn in on Monday in Gabon’s capital city Libreville as the interim head of state, less than a week after President Ali...
(VOVWORLD) - Gabon's army said on Saturday that it would reopen the country's borders, which were closed after the military coup of ousted ex-president Ali Bongo. The decision...
(VOVWORLD) - African leaders are scrambling to deal with a recent military coup in Gabon as the international community expressed deep concern over the situation in the West African state
(VOVWORLD) - The military, who staged a coup in Gabon on Wednesday, announced the commander of the Republican Guard, General Brice Oligui Nguema, as the "interim president" of the West African...
(VOVWORLD) - Li is a folk song form practiced by the Chokri people, also known as Chakhesang Naga, in the Northeast of India. Li, the nearly forgotten music of the Chakhesang Naga tribe, one of the major Naga ethnic groups,...
(VOVWORLD) - "Catch a wife" is a traditional custom of the Mong and some other ethnic groups in Vietnam’s northwest region. The custom of a man pulling a woman to be his wife usually takes place at fairs and...
(VOVWORLD) - Ede girls learn from their grandmothers and mothers to weave brocade fabric and make clothes and blankets when they are little. These products are for family use and given by...
(VOVWORLD) - Na Hac hamlet borders a 300-ha protected primary forest in Tien Yen district, Quang Ninh province. The 30 local Dao families play a crucial role in protecting the...
(VOVWORLD) - Last week we received over 320 letters, emails, and phone calls from listeners in 34 countries and territories. We’re very glad that we have new listeners every day
(VOVWORLD) - First on our show today, we’d like to welcome Ding Lu of China, who reported listening to the Voice of Vietnam from 19:00 to 19:27 UTC...
(VOVWORLD) - Strings of beads are important jewelry for the K'Ho ethnic people in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong. The beads are agate in various colors and shaped round or...