Hanoi Cheo theater

Hanoi Cheo theater

(VOVworld)- Hanoi is the cradle of several genres of traditional arts including Cheo or traditional opera. The Hanoi Cheo Theater has, over the years, played an important role in preserving and...

VOV5 holds French singing contest

(VOVworld)-Prizes in the second French singing contest held by VOV’s overseas service were awarded last night at the VOV Theater in Hanoi. Nguyen Tran Kiet of Ho Chi Minh City won the first...
Cat Ba community tour

Cat Ba community tour

(VOVworld)- In recent years, tours in Cat Ba island have been popular with both domestic and foreign visitors. The tours give tourists a chance to help the locals plant trees and...
APEC Ministers meet ahead of summit

APEC Ministers meet ahead of summit

Foreign and Trade Ministers met in Vladivostok on Tuesday in Russia’s Far East, ahead of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit on Saturday
Vietnam’s Independence Day celebrated in France

Vietnam’s Independence Day celebrated in France

(VOVworld) – The 1945 August Revolution and Independence Day on September 2 are of great significance to Vietnam, said Vietnamese ambassador to France Duong Chi Dung at a ceremony yesterday to...
 Autumn in historic Ba Dinh square

Autumn in historic Ba Dinh square

(VOVworld) - If Hanoi is considered the heart of the nation, Ba Dinh square is its heart. Since the autumn of 1945, the square has witnessed various historic events. We now tell...
Letter Box August 29, 2012

Letter Box August 29, 2012

A: Starting off this week’s Letter Box edition, I’d like to say Hello to Adeel Butt of Pakistan, who was in Hanoi and visited our office some weeks ago. We...
Has the war in Syria come to an end?

Has the war in Syria come to an end?

(VOVworld) – Beginning next month, Algerian diplomat Lakhdar Brahimi will replace Kofi Annan as special U.N. and Arab League envoy to Syria. He has pledged to prioritize the Syrian people’s interests and spare no effort...
Hoang Nhu and memories of the August Revolution

Hoang Nhu and memories of the August Revolution

(VOVworld) - In August, 1945, Thai Binh was one of the first earliest provinces to seize power. The soldiers and people of all ages and social strata united as one to support the revolution...

France: New outbreak of urban unrest

France has suffered a fresh outbreak of urban unrest, with three police officers wounded in an attack by a crowd firing shotguns and lobbing petrol bombs. The unrest began after a police...
Music of the August Revolution

Music of the August Revolution

(VOVworld)-The 1945 August Revolution was an important milestone in Vietnamese history and opened a new page in Vietnam’s musical history, too. During this period, songwriters and musicians who were revolutionary activists...
22nd August 2012

22nd August 2012

This week, we’d like to begin with a frequent listener to the English program, Fumito Hokamura of Japan. In every letter, Fumito poses many questions about Vietnam that he...
Syria opposes no-fly zone

Syria opposes no-fly zone

Bouthaina Shaaban, the Syrian President’s special envoy, told reporters on Monday that a proposal by Western countries to set up a no-fly zone over Syria would be considered an act of...
First Vietnam-France maths congress opens in Hue

First Vietnam-France maths congress opens in Hue

(VOVworld) Almost 500 Vietnamese, and French mathematicians are attending a joint congress of the Vietnamese and French Mathematical Societies that kicked off in the former imperial city of Hue yesterday
Eternal value of  August revolution

Eternal value of August revolution

(VOVworld) - 67 years ago, under the leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam, Vietnamese people from north to south rose up for the August revolution to gain power and establish the first worker...