30 dead in Nigeria as oil tankers catch fire

30 dead in Nigeria as oil tankers catch fire

At least 30 people were killed after five oil tankers caught fire following an explosion in a southern Nigerian city. The fire was caused by suspected vandals, who stole products from NNPC pipeline...
MOLISA introduces 2013 targets

MOLISA introduces 2013 targets

(VOV) – The Ministry of Labor, War Invalids, and Social Affairs held an online conference today to launch activities for the year. At the event, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung...
More maps confirm Hoang Sa and Truong Sa as VN’s

More maps confirm Hoang Sa and Truong Sa as VN’s

(VNA) - The Da Nang Institute for Socio-economic Development (DISD) has received more valuable documents confirming Vietnam’s sovereignty over the Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagoes
Top 10 world events 2012  selected by VOV

Top 10 world events 2012 selected by VOV

1. 2012- A year of elections and power transitions Russia witnessed a Presidential power transition between Vladimir Putin and Dimitry Medvedev: Putin became Russian President after the Presidential election on March...
Spiritual culture of southern fishermen

Spiritual culture of southern fishermen

(VOVworld)- With a 3,200 km coast, Vietnam has always been closely associated with the sea. Fishermen setting out on a voyage always pray to God to look after them...
Syria engulfed in violence

Syria engulfed in violence

Yesterday, one day after 250 people were killed by fighting and bombing in the worst violence since a ceasefire failed last month, Damascus was shaken by two more car bombings,...
50 Soldiers killed in Syrian car bombing

50 Soldiers killed in Syrian car bombing

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reports that at least 50 soldiers and regime loyalists died Monday in a suicide car bombing attack in the province of Hama, in central...
Cheo Tau –Folk singing while rowing

Cheo Tau –Folk singing while rowing

(VOVworld)-The unique folk art of Cheo Tau- a form of traditional singing performed on a row boat remains popular in Tan Hoi commune on the outskirts of Hanoi. Now 6...
Security in Afghanistan: a difficult blank to fill in

Security in Afghanistan: a difficult blank to fill in

(VOVworld) – The international community always worries about security in Afghanistan even with the US forces and the International Security Assistance Force remaining there. When the mandate of the NATO troops ends...
October 03, 2012

October 03, 2012

We were happy to hear last week that most of our listeners had received the QSL cards and gift packages we sent