Spring depicted in Dong Ho folk painting

Spring depicted in Dong Ho folk painting

(VOVworld) – It is customary for Vietnamese people to decorate their houses with Dong Ho folk paintings during the Lunar New Year festival (Tet). The woodprint pictures, produced by the villagers of Thuan Thanh...
A cozy Tet in Truong Sa island

A cozy Tet in Truong Sa island

(VOVworld) – Lunar New Year, the year of the horse, is approaching. Soldiers and military staff in the island district of Truong Sa or Spratly Archipelago, Khanh Hoa province, are busy...
Panama releases DPRK sailors

Panama releases DPRK sailors

(VOVworld) - Panamanian authorities have released 32 of the 35 sailors of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea detained since July after an undeclared cargo of arms was found on...
Joyful Tet atmosphere nationwide

Joyful Tet atmosphere nationwide

(VOVworld) – People in Hanoi celebrated the New Year’s Eve with a brilliant fireworks display. Thousands of people watched the fireworks together in the wonderful moment to welcome the new...
Muong Bi ethnic people celebrate Tet

Muong Bi ethnic people celebrate Tet

(VOVworld) – Unlike the Kinh majority, Muong Bi ethnic people think that spring arrives on the 27th day of the 12th lunar month instead of on the 23rd day. These days, all...
Hanoi flower markets at Tet

Hanoi flower markets at Tet

(VOVworld)- Peach blossoms, kumquat trees and bouquets of flowers are indispensable in Vietnamese households during Tet. About a month before Tet, flowers markets in Hanoi become busier and more crowded
Brocade weaving of Ede ethnic minorities

Brocade weaving of Ede ethnic minorities

(VOVworld) – Unlike other ethnic groups in Phu Yen province like the Cham and the Bana, the Ede ethnic people have retained their traditional weaving craft. In addition to their traditional long houses...
South Africans mourn Nelson Mandela

South Africans mourn Nelson Mandela

(VOVworld) – Millions of South Africans regardless of belief, skin color, age, or gender, prayed together for the soul of South Africa’s first black President Nelson Mandela on Sunday
Thai cuisine in Muong Lay

Thai cuisine in Muong Lay

(VOVworld) – Visitors to Dien Bien are impressed by the province’s efforts to preserve ethnic cultural values, including costumes, housing, daily activities and rituals. Their traditional distinctive cuisine also makes...
Nguyen Viet, savior of Vietnamese celadon

Nguyen Viet, savior of Vietnamese celadon

(VOVworld) - Artist Nguyen Viet of An Da village on the outskirts of Hanoi has revived the celadon from the Ly dynasty in the 11th century after many years of painstaking research and effort...
Costumes of the Thai women

Costumes of the Thai women

(VOVworld) – The Thai ethnic group lives in various regions of Vietnam and their costumes differ by region. On today’s edition of Colorful Vietnam-Vietnam’s 54 ethnic groups, VOV reporter...
Wednesday September 25, 2013

Wednesday September 25, 2013

First, we’d like welcome Martin Bobek of Vysocina in the Czech Republic to our program. Martin wrote “I’m a 27-year-old radio listener and I like listening to AM...
UN probes North Korea’s arms shipment

UN probes North Korea’s arms shipment

Mexico’s Milenio newspaper on Tuesday quoted Panama’s Public Security Minister, Jose Raul Mulino as saying that UN officials have begun inspecting the Cuban’s weapons that were found on...