Vietnamese Traditional Coconut Jam

Vietnamese Traditional Coconut Jam

(VOVworld) - Take New Year’s greetings, giving lucky money, drinking hot tea while enjoying coconut jam in spring’s cold weather is one of the cultural joys of Vietnam. What are...
Wednesday April 27, 2016

Wednesday April 27, 2016

(VOVworld) - Although it’s the beginning of summer, it’s pretty hot with the midday temperature in Hanoi at around 32 DC and HCM city at 36 DC. Luckily there are some...
Eradicating polio worldwide by 2018 is feasible

Eradicating polio worldwide by 2018 is feasible

(VOVworld) – The World Health Organization (WHO) has reported 7 poliomyelitis (polio) cases worldwide since the beginning of this year. Polio virus transmission is at its lowest rate in history. The...
Kids escape heat at Saigon Polar Expo

Kids escape heat at Saigon Polar Expo

(VOV) - Outside the temperature is in the mid-twenties, inside it’s well below freezing. The Saigon Polar Expo is a giant warehouse-like building full of ice sculptures and...
Vietnam participates in Mercosur-ASEAN trade conference

Vietnam participates in Mercosur-ASEAN trade conference

(VOVworld) – Vietnam has attended trade promotion activities between the Common Market of South American, Mercosur, and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, ASEAN, in Tucuman, Argentina. Vietnamese Commercial attaché Nguyen Thi Thanh...
Promotional tours on sale

Promotional tours on sale

(VOVworld) – The Vietnam International Tourism Mart (VITM) themed “Vietnam-the Paradise of Sea and Island Tourism” is running from April 14-17 at the Vietnam Exhibition & Fair Centre in Hanoi. On April...
Onigiri - A symbol of family love in Japan

Onigiri - A symbol of family love in Japan

(VOVworld) - At first glance, Onigiri- Japanese rice balls- seem too ordinary to represent the quintessence of Japan’s cooking arts, unlike a colorful tray of sushi. Yet, the simple-looking rice...
Da Lat night market

Da Lat night market

(VOVworld)- When the sun goes down, Da Lat city in Lam Dong province is lit up by the bright lights of shops, restaurants and hotels. In the cool night air,...
Mekong Ceramics: The Fine Art of Commoners

Mekong Ceramics: The Fine Art of Commoners

(VOVworld) - Running through 6 countries with an estimated length of 4,350 km, the Mekong is the longest river in the southeast Asia region and is home to many unique cultural features, including ceramics. Made...
Vietnam encourages digital technology

Vietnam encourages digital technology

(VOVworld) – The World Bank announced its World Development Report 2016: Digital Dividends in Hanoi on Monday. World Bank Country Director Victoria Kwakwa said the report stressed the need to popularize an open...
The Vietnamese Bamboo Flute

The Vietnamese Bamboo Flute

(VOVworld) - The Vietnamese bamboo flute has long been one of the most popular wind instruments, containing the essence of Vietnamese music. The moody sound it produces has signified the spiritual life of...
Wednesday, February 17, 2016

Wednesday, February 17, 2016

This week we also received congratulations on the occasion of World Radio Day, February 13. SB Sharma of India wrote: “Wishing you a very, very happy world radio day. It...
Foreign investors eye local market

Foreign investors eye local market

(VOVworld) - Several foreign businesses are attentive to recent developments and want to shift their investments into Vietnam as they see big opportunities of big Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and Free Trade Agreements...
Severe drought forecast for central region in 2016

Severe drought forecast for central region in 2016

(VOVworld) - The central region and the Tay Nguyen Central Highlands will see even more severe droughts and water shortage this year compared to 2015, the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting has warned...