Bangladeshi Prime Minister visits Vietnam

Bangladeshi Prime Minister visits Vietnam

(VOV)-Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina begins an official three-day visit to Vietnam today/ on Friday at the invitation of Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung. The visit aims to further strengthen the...
Reviving Quang Chieu lantern festival

Reviving Quang Chieu lantern festival

(VOVworld)- The winners of the ‘Bui Xuan Phai - For the Love of Hanoi’ Awards have been announced at a ceremony in Hanoi. The Idea Prize was awarded to a group from...
05 September 2012

05 September 2012

Among the letters and emails we received during the week, we’d like to begin with Rattan Kumar Paul, a teacher and co-coordinator of the South Asia Cri DXer...
July 18 2012

July 18 2012

This week, we would like to begin with a letter from Rumen Pankov of Bulgaria, who has two questions for us. The first question is: with how many countries has Vietnam established...
June 6, 2012

June 6, 2012

Ratan Kumar Paul of West Bengal, India, emailed us and said he listened to our programs from 15-21st May at 1600-1630 UTC on the frequency of 7220 kHz. He wrote: “On...
Spiraling political crisis in Greece

Spiraling political crisis in Greece

(VOVworld) - Greek President Karolos Papoulias was forced to hold negotiations over the past 2 days with three heads of pro-European bailout parties to discuss the establishment of a coalition government ahead of...
April 25, 2012

April 25, 2012

A: Summer has arrived suddenly here in Hanoi where we are having lots of sunshine with temperatures above 32 Degrees Celsius. This week we received warm greetings from springlike Stockholm...
North Korea - US agreement abandoned

North Korea - US agreement abandoned

(VOVWorld) – North Korea said yesterday/Tuesday that it was abandoning an agreement it made in February with the United States, in which it promised to suspend enriching uranium, nuclear tests...
April 18, 2012

April 18, 2012

A. One week passed so quickly and here we are again with letters and emails from listeners around the world. Let’s start today’s Letter Box with a beautiful postcard...
Tension escalates in Sudan

Tension escalates in Sudan

(VOVworld)- Tension between Sudan and South Sudan has increased causing concerns that without a quick solution to their current disputes, the two neighboring countries will be plunged into a new...
April 11, 2012

April 11, 2012

A: We’d like to begin this week’s Letter Box with a letter from Japanese listener Fumito Hokamura, who, in his letter to us on March 4th, said he’s very interested in...
Kwangmyongsong 3- a burning issue

Kwangmyongsong 3- a burning issue

(VOVworld)- Japan, South Korea and the US have over the past few days strongly reacted to North Korea’s decision to launch an earth observation satellite- the Kwangmyongsong 3 despite assurance...
Hue is ready for 2012 Festival

Hue is ready for 2012 Festival

(VOVworld)- Hue Festival 2012 opened in Hue tonight with the theme “Cultural Heritage with integration and development- rendezvous of historic cities. The festival attracts 40 art troupes from 28 countries with hundreds...