Wedding ceremony of the Khmer

Wedding ceremony of the Khmer

(VOVworld) – Getting married is an important event in a person’s life. Khmer boys and girls are free to date but must follow many rules and customs for marriage. Today...
Wednesday, March 16, 2016

Wednesday, March 16, 2016

A: In a letter to us this week, Markku wrote: “I’m writing to you, because I listened to your transmission again after 48 years. The date of your last QSL card...
Lighthouse keepers on Truong Sa archipelago

Lighthouse keepers on Truong Sa archipelago

(VOVworld) – Lighthouses on Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago guide ships at night and confirm Vietnam’s maritime sovereignty. To keep the lighthouses lit, lighthouse workers have to work all day and...
Wednesday March 9, 2016

Wednesday March 9, 2016

(VOVworld) - The fever of spring and Tet, the Vnese Lunar New Year, has arrived. From February to April, Hanoi is humid and wet with frequent drizzles. The temperature ranges from 15...
Wednesday, March 2, 2016

Wednesday, March 2, 2016

A: Vietnamese festivals are variously categorized as agricultural festivals, religious festivals, competitions of folk singing and games, and cultural festivals honoring local heroes and traditions
Wednesday February 24, 2016

Wednesday February 24, 2016

(VOVworld) - Reading listeners’ letters is one of my favorite work activities. Today we welcome Dr. Francis Bonardi of France to our DX’ing community. He wrote: “I’m a new listener to your station...
Wednesday, February 17, 2016

Wednesday, February 17, 2016

This week we also received congratulations on the occasion of World Radio Day, February 13. SB Sharma of India wrote: “Wishing you a very, very happy world radio day. It...
Wednesday, January 27, 2016

Wednesday, January 27, 2016

B: Nguyen Du, who was born in 1765 and died in 1820, wrote many valuable works, the most famous being The Tale of Kieu. This masterpiece has been now translated into more...
Wednesday January 20, 2016

Wednesday January 20, 2016

(VOVworld) - We’ve made a good start in 2016. We welcome new listener Koji Nakayama of Japan, who listened to us on January 4 and sent us a reception report
Wednesday January 6, 2016

Wednesday January 6, 2016

(VOVworld) - I’m very happy that during Christmas and New Year holiday, our listeners kept listening to our program and sent us feedback together with their New Year greetings
World leaders read 2016 New Year addresses

World leaders read 2016 New Year addresses

(VOVworld) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel called on Germans not to be divided and be united to reject anti-foreigner sentiment. In her New Year address on Thursday, Ms. Angela Merkel...
Wednesday December 23, 2015

Wednesday December 23, 2015

(VOVworld) - We’re so happy to receive beautiful Christmas and New Year greeting cards and warm wishes from our listeners around the world
Wednesday December 9, 2015

Wednesday December 9, 2015

(VOVworld) - I’m reading an interesting letter from T. Shintaku of Osaka who says he has thought of learning Vietnamese and migrating to Vietnam when he’s older. He...
Wednesday November 25, 2015

Wednesday November 25, 2015

(VOVworld) - Today we welcome some new listeners. Malik Allah Bachaya Khokhar, member of a radio listeners’ club in Punjab, Pakistan, and Zach Rutledge, who lives in Alabama state in the...
Wednesday Novermber 11, 2015

Wednesday Novermber 11, 2015

(VOVworld) - This week we got a Halloween postcard from Robert Krolikowski of New York, the US. The black cat and orange jack-o-lantern are more funny than scary. Although Halloween is...
Wednesday October 28, 2015

Wednesday October 28, 2015

(VOVworld) - Hanoi is in the middle of autumn and the daytime temperature ranges from 25 to 30 DC. The weather forecast center says a cold spell is coming later this week,...
Wednesday, October 21, 2015

Wednesday, October 21, 2015

A: Vietnam’s struggle for national independence in the 20th century was associated with General Vo Nguyen Giap, Commander-in-chief of the Vietnam People’s Army. General Giap made many...
Wednesday October 13, 2015

Wednesday October 13, 2015

(VOVworld) - The only thing I can say for now is please keep calm and don’t be disappointed if you haven’t yet received a gift. It may have gotten...