Mother Goddess Worship and trance rituals in Vietnam

Mother Goddess Worship and trance rituals in Vietnam

(VOVworld) - Mother Goddess Worship and trance rituals (or “hầu đồng”) are traditional religious practices in Vietnam, with the latter considered an art performance combined with music, singing, and dancing. Mother Goddess Worship and trance...
Ben Tre province honors coconut growers

Ben Tre province honors coconut growers

(VOVworld)- A ceremony took place today/Monday in the southern province of Ben Tre to honor 20 outstanding local coconut growers. This is part of the on-going 3rd Coconut...
Perfume pagoda festival opens

Perfume pagoda festival opens

The Huong - Perfume pagoda in Hanoi’s suburban district of My Duc opened on Saturday, the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, attracting tens of thousands of people from...
Ensuring legitimate rights of the missing crewmen

Ensuring legitimate rights of the missing crewmen

The Overseas Labour Management Department under the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs has asked companies recruiting Vnese crewmen to work for the South Korea fishing vessel Jeong Woo 2, which...
Dien Hoa-the village of yellow apricot blossoms

Dien Hoa-the village of yellow apricot blossoms

(VOVworld) Formerly just another farming village, Dien Hoa village in the central province of Thua Thien Hue has become famous for growing bonsai apricot trees. The trade has brought the...
Christmas jubilantly celebrated across Vietnam

Christmas jubilantly celebrated across Vietnam

Tens of thousands of Vietnamese people poured out into the streets to join with Catholics and Protestants on Christmas Eve. In Hanoi, crowds of young people were flocking to the city centre the early evening, packing major streets and causing traffic to grind to a halt. A Christmas atmosphere prevailed at churches such around the capital...
Program to build rural areas progresses smoothly

Program to build rural areas progresses smoothly

Steering Committees for the building of new rural areas have been established from the central to grassroots levels, according to reports delivered at a conference in Hanoi on Sunday to review 1 year of...
Wednesday December 21, 2011

Wednesday December 21, 2011

Hello, I’m Kim Chi - welcome to the Letter Box on VOV Radio. Hi, everyone. I’m Nhat Quynh. We’re here every Wednesday to acknowledge listeners’ letters we got...
Laughter Yoga keeps your spirits high

Laughter Yoga keeps your spirits high

Every morning, scores of people of all ages gather at Hoan Kiem Lake to do physical exercise that looks like child’s play. Forming lines or circles, they wave, clap their hands,...
Gạ village boasts steamed sticky rice

Gạ village boasts steamed sticky rice

Gạ village in Hanoi has made a reputation for its steamed sticky rice, or Xoi. Despite the rapid pace of urbanization, the villagers cling to their traditional trade, which has...