Wednesday September 18, 2013

Wednesday September 18, 2013

A: This week, we continue to receive many congratulations on our 68th anniversary last week. Ratan Kumar Paul and Usha Hazarika of India and Ashik Eqbal Tokon of Bangladesh wished...
Wednesday September 4, 2013

Wednesday September 4, 2013

(VOVworld) - To begin this week’s Letter Box edition, we would like to say Hello to a very young listener John Langley from England
Wednesday August 28, 2013

Wednesday August 28, 2013

(VOVworld) - I love to see stamps from around the world and the beautiful postcards listeners send us. Reiner Peuthert of Germany sent us a post card showing the verdant forest...
Celebrations of 7th full-moon festival

Celebrations of 7th full-moon festival

VOVworld) - Activities to celebrate the Vu Lan or the 7th full moon festival, one of the biggest festivals in Vietnam according to Buddhism, are underway across the country
Hanoi and the cries of street vendors

Hanoi and the cries of street vendors

(VOVworld) – During his stay in Vietnam, Kham La, a tourist from Laos said he was particularly impressed by Hanoi’s street vendors and their cries
Wednesday August 7, 2013

Wednesday August 7, 2013

Some of our listeners from Japan and India are interested in old Vietnamese stories and poems. We’d like to introduce you to The tale of Kiều, the great epic...
Wednesday July 24, 2013

Wednesday July 24, 2013

A: Dear listeners, we hope this week’s edition of the Letter Box finds you well. Before answering some of the many interesting questions from listeners, we would like to...
Wednesday July 10, 2013

Wednesday July 10, 2013

A: This week we got emails from listeners who have not corresponded with us for a long time - Justin Jones of the US, Tjang Pak Ning of Indonesia, and Gerald...
Wednesday June 26, 2013

Wednesday June 26, 2013

Since we launched the new feature “Colorful Vietnam, Vietnam’s 54 ethic groups”, we received a lot of positive feedback from listeners. Jorg-Clemens Hoffmann of Germany wrote in his reception report for the...
Syrian conflicts: center of G8 summit

Syrian conflicts: center of G8 summit

(VOVworld) – The G8 summit of leading industrialized nations opened in Northern Ireland on Monday. Its ambitious agenda focuses on how to recover the global economic recession. But disagreements over policies for Syria...
 Wednesday June 12, 2013

Wednesday June 12, 2013

This week, we received a warm greeting from our Australian friend and listener, Stephen Hogan, who has not written to us for quite a long time
Wednesday May 29, 2013

Wednesday May 29, 2013

This week, we were very happy to receive feedback describing good reception quality in many places around the world
Various activities mark Buddha’s 2557 birthday

Various activities mark Buddha’s 2557 birthday

(VOVworld) – Buddhist monks, nuns, and followers nationwide are to celebrate the Vesak or Buddha’s birthday on Friday. An array of activities has been held in recent days to pray for peace...
Wednesday May 22, 2013

Wednesday May 22, 2013

In a letter to VOV dated April 15, Patrick wrote: “I enjoy listening to the Voice of Vietnam programs. I’ve been a regular listener since the 1970s. Thank you for keeping me informed...
Wednesday May 15, 2013

Wednesday May 15, 2013

Scorching summer days have finally come to Vietnam’s northern and central regions. The temperature ranges from 27DC at night to 37DC during the day. I think the temperature in...
May 08th, 2013

May 08th, 2013

(VOVworld) - Most of the letters and emails we received last week expressed how they are interested in listening to the Letter Box segment every week, especially if they hear their...
April 24th, 2013

April 24th, 2013

A: This week we got a letter from Richard King, who last wrote to us in July. It’s always great to receive correspondence from our old friend Richard. We hope...