National Assembly Economic Committee meets

National Assembly Economic Committee meets

(VOVworld) - The National Assembly Economic Committee met in Hanoi on Friday to review socio-economic development in quarter 1 of this year and map out plans for the following months
Tour of villages in Dak Lak

Tour of villages in Dak Lak

(VOVworld) – Visitors to Dak Lak province in the central highlands have an opportunity to ride an elephants and learn how local people hunt and tame elephants. The province is home to several ethnic minority groups...
Vietnam's private giants turn to farming

Vietnam's private giants turn to farming

(VOVworld) – Vietnam’s agriculture is receiving an increase of domestic and foreign investment. To use the investment flow effectively, the Vietnamese government has promulgated mechanisms and policies to remove obstacles...
Glutinous rice cakes of the Giay

Glutinous rice cakes of the Giay

(VOVworld) – A worshiping feast of the Giay always includes cakes made from glutinous rice, rice powder, and puffed rice. These are farm produce that the Giay offer their ancestors when praying to them for...
War veteran To Van On-a soldier on all fronts

War veteran To Van On-a soldier on all fronts

(VOVworld) – 40 years have passed but the image of Vietnamese soldiers liberating Sai Gon on April 30, 1975, has remained vivid in the minds of many Vietnamese people. Many soldiers died on the day Vietnam...
UNESCO-recognized heritages in Vietnam

UNESCO-recognized heritages in Vietnam

(VOVworld)- Vietnam has 17 UNESCO-recognized heritage sites, of which 2 are natural, 5 are cultural, and 1 is a combined cultural and natural heritage and the rest are...
Secret telegram decides victory

Secret telegram decides victory

(VOVworld)- In April, 1975, Commander in Chief of the Vietnam People’s Army General Vo Nguyen Giap sent an urgent telegram to the southern front urging forces to speed up the...
Giay folk singing - binding the community

Giay folk singing - binding the community

(VOVworld) – The Giay have diverse genres of folk singing. The lyrics are about legends, natural and social phenomena, love, and life. Community singing sessions always rally all villagers in the...
Wednesday April 8, 2015

Wednesday April 8, 2015

(VOVworld) - First we’d like to welcome a new listener, Stu McLeod of Napier City, New Zealand. He listened to the VOV World service on Sunday, April 5. Stu told us...
Naming customs of the Giay ethnic people

Naming customs of the Giay ethnic people

(VOVworld)- The Giay ethnic minority people pay special attention to children. When a baby is born, it’s a great joy to the whole family and clan. Their expectation for...

Vietnam-Venezuela friendship and comradeship

(VOVworld) – A delegation of Venezuelan friends of Vietnam has visited Quang Nam province and Da Nang city on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the liberation of Quang Nam (March 24)...