Wednesday August 15, 2018

Wednesday August 15, 2018

(VOVWORLD) - Welcome to the Letter Box, our weekly feature dedicated to our listeners around the world
EU-funded project stimulates creativity in arts, culture

EU-funded project stimulates creativity in arts, culture

(VOVWORLD) - The British Council, in partnership with the Vietnam National Institute of Culture and Art Studies (VICAS), has launched its Cultural and Creative Hubs Vietnam project in several major cities in Vietnam. The EU...
Young volunteers aid socio-economic growth

Young volunteers aid socio-economic growth

(VOVWORLD) - More than 2 million young people have taken part in volunteer movements over the past 25 years, according to a Sunday ceremony to mark the 25th anniversary of...
Homestay tourism boosts income of Tay people

Homestay tourism boosts income of Tay people

(VOVWORLD) - The community-based model of tourism, known as homestay tourism, is increasingly popular with visitors to Vietnam and, at the same time, helps to promote and preserve the cultures of ethnic minority...
Vietnam, New Zealand step up defence ties

Vietnam, New Zealand step up defence ties

(VOVWORLD) -Senior Lieutenant General Phan Van Giang has highlighted the fruitful defence collaboration between Vietnam and New Zealand in various fields, matching the memorandum of understanding on defence cooperation signed...
Vietnam, ASEAN set community building goals

Vietnam, ASEAN set community building goals

(VOVWORLD) - The 51st ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM) and Related Meetings will begin in Singapore Thursday. Participants will discuss orientations and solutions to build an ASEAN Community, and implement...
Longivity celebration of Nung ethnic minority people

Longivity celebration of Nung ethnic minority people

(VOVWORLD) - There are approximately 80 thousand Nung people living in the northern province of Bac Giang, 45 km north of Hanoi. They earn a living from rice growing and gathering. Birthdays or longivity celebrations...
Corn festival of the Cong

Corn festival of the Cong

(VOVWORLD) -The Corn Festival is a traditional celebration of the Cong people in Muong Te district, Lai Chau province. After the corn harvest in the 6th lunar month, the Cong gather to...