Tet tradition keeps calligraphy alive

Tet tradition keeps calligraphy alive

(VOVWORLD) - Asking for lucky words during the Lunar New Year is a popular custom in Vietnam. The words represent the recipients’ aspirations in the new year while also encouraging the...
10 must-see places in Hanoi

10 must-see places in Hanoi

(VOVWORLD) - Hanoi is the capital city of Vietnam. With a culture stretching back more than a thousand years, Hanoi has many cultural and historical places worth a visit
Wednesday August 15, 2018

Wednesday August 15, 2018

(VOVWORLD) - Welcome to the Letter Box, our weekly feature dedicated to our listeners around the world
Wednesday August 8, 2018

Wednesday August 8, 2018

(VOVWORLD) - This week we received reception reports for VOV programs in Japanese, German, Spanish, and Chinese. We’ll forward these emails to our other foreign language sections
China increases influence in Africa

China increases influence in Africa

(VOVWORLD) -Chinese President Xi Jinping is on a tour of African countries, an important part of China’s foreign policy. China continues to increase its influence in Africa while the US...
Wednesday July 18,2018

Wednesday July 18,2018

(VOVWORLD) - Welcome to the Letter Box, our weekly feature dedicated to our listeners around the world
Xich Dang Temple of Literature

Xich Dang Temple of Literature

(VOVWORLD) - Built in 1832 in Xich Dang village, Hung Yen province, Xich Dang Temple of Literature hosted examinations and ceremonies to honor outstanding Confucians during feudal times. It is one of...
Da Sy, village of celebrities

Da Sy, village of celebrities

(VOVWORLD) - In the previous edition of Village Life, we introduced you to Da Sy village, one of the most famous blacksmith craft villages in the northern delta region. Da Sy is also...
Love and marriage in Vietnam’s history and customs

Love and marriage in Vietnam’s history and customs

(VOVworld) - Over years, the Vietnamese concepts of love and marriage have evolved. Nowadays, single mothers, cohabitation, same-sex marriage, and sex before marriage are becoming more accepted. Males and females are...
Wednesday, February 15, 2017

Wednesday, February 15, 2017

A: The traditional Vietnamese wedding is one of the most important ceremonies in Vietnamese culture with influences from Confucian and Buddhist ideology. It is a significant day not only for...
Buying luck at Vieng market

Buying luck at Vieng market

(VOVworld)- Vietnamese people in the Red River Delta believe in going to the market to pray for luck. From midnight of the 7th day to the morning of 8th day of...
Picture hanging, a tradition of the Lunar New Year

Picture hanging, a tradition of the Lunar New Year

(VOVworld) – Traditionally, special Tet (Lunar New Year) pictures are hung in a Vietnamese house. Each picture includes a wish or parallel sentence. Now, as people’s living standards improve, their...
Hanbok, the traditional costume of Koreans

Hanbok, the traditional costume of Koreans

(VOVworld) - The Koreans love their traditional costume Hanbok just as the Vietnamese love Ao Dai. Hanbok appears at weddings, funerals, folk festivals, special anniversaries and many other Korean events. The term Hanbok means "Korean clothing". One...