Wednesday February 24, 2016

Wednesday February 24, 2016

(VOVworld) - Reading listeners’ letters is one of my favorite work activities. Today we welcome Dr. Francis Bonardi of France to our DX’ing community. He wrote: “I’m a new listener to your station...
Spring comes to Tran Island

Spring comes to Tran Island

(VOVworld) – Covering an area of 5.5 square kilometers, Tran Island is located to the northeast of Co To Island in Quang Ninh province. Although living conditions here are hard,...
Iran takes advantage of the nuclear deal

Iran takes advantage of the nuclear deal

(VOVworld) – The US and the EU removed economic sanctions against Iran after a report by the International Atomic Energy Agency said Tehran had complied with the nuclear deal signed with P5+1...
Chol Chnam Thmay festival of the Khmer

Chol Chnam Thmay festival of the Khmer

(VOvworld) – Chol Chnam Thmay is the New Year celebration of the Khmer. Their biggest festival of the year marks the end of the dry season and the beginning of a new...
Foreigners and Vietnam’s traditional Tet holiday

Foreigners and Vietnam’s traditional Tet holiday

(VOVworld) – Spring is spreading across Vietnam. For foreigners living and working in the country, the traditional Lunar New Year is special because through the holiday they can see different aspects of...
Islanders are busy for Tet

Islanders are busy for Tet

(VOVworld) – Tet atmosphere has been spreading all over the island district of Ly Son in Quang Ngai province where locals are making final preparations for the biggest traditional holiday
Tet celebrations overseas

Tet celebrations overseas

(VOVworld) – The Vietnamese embassy in Mongolia held a Tet celebration this week. Ambassador Phan Dang Duong reviewed Vietnam’s political, social, and economic situation and briefed on the outcomes of...
Hanoi welcomes the spring

Hanoi welcomes the spring

(VOVworld) – The lunar new year, called Tet in Vietnamese, is coming in 2 days. Hanoi residents are busy preparing to welcome the year of the Monkey. VOV reports on the...
Danang city to open book street

Danang city to open book street

(VOVworld) - Da Nang will be the third city in Vietnam to design a book street after Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi. Last month, the city also debuted its first reading space,...
Ensuring sufficient goods for Tet

Ensuring sufficient goods for Tet

(VOVworld)- The demand for goods ahead of the Lunar New Year has increased 10 to 15%. Shops, supermarkets and even small markets are all busy and crowded. Government agencies have...
Tet gifts given to policy beneficiaries and the poor

Tet gifts given to policy beneficiaries and the poor

(VOVworld) – On Wednesday, National Assembly vice-chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan and leaders from the National Assembly Office, the Ministry of Labor, Invalids, and Social Affairs, and the Vietnam Red Cross...
Measures to help people address cold weather

Measures to help people address cold weather

(VOVworld) – Cold weather seriously damaged crops and killed many head of cattle in Vietnam’s northern mountain provinces last week. The Prime Minister has asked ministries and local administrations to...
Tours of high-tech agriculture in Da Lat

Tours of high-tech agriculture in Da Lat

(VOVworld)- Da Lat inspires tourists for with its picturesque landscapes, cool climate, unique architecture and especially its beautiful flowers. Flower gardens that use high-tech cultivation methods often surprise visitors
Tan A Senh: an escape from poverty

Tan A Senh: an escape from poverty

(VOVworld) – Born into a poor Dao ethnic family in Seng Lang hamlet, Ta Phin commune, Lai Chau province, Tan A Senh applied for bank loans to raise cattle and develop his brick...
The Great British Pub

The Great British Pub

(VOVworld) - Renowned worldwide, the great British pub is not just a place to drink beer, wine, cider, or even something a little bit stronger, it is a unique social center, very often...