Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Wednesday, November 13, 2013

(VOVworld) - To begin this week’s Letter Box, we would like to offer our prayers to the victims of typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines and Vietnam
UN concerned over insecurity in Latin America

UN concerned over insecurity in Latin America

(VOVworld) – The UN Development Program (UNDP) has released its report on the security situation in Latin American countries, saying that the region remains one of the most troublesome spots in terms...
VOV Hot Radio awarded ABU Special Jury Prize

VOV Hot Radio awarded ABU Special Jury Prize

(VOVworld) - Hot Radio, a program produced by Radio the Voice of Vietnam (VOV) for amateur singers from across Vietnam, has received the Special Jury Prize 2013 of the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union...
Protests against austerity in Italy, Portugal

Protests against austerity in Italy, Portugal

(VOVworld) - Tens of thousands of people have protested government austerity policies in Italy and Portugal. Almost all protests were peaceful, except for some minor clashes with police outside the...
Upheavals in US-Brazil relations

Upheavals in US-Brazil relations

(VOVworld) – Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has canceled a state-level visit to the US, which was scheduled for October. The decision has delivered a blow to US President Barack...
Housing of the Cham people

Housing of the Cham people

(VOVworld) – The Cham villages are located on the high land surrounded by farm land. Every clan or large household lives in houses in the shape of a rectangle or a square...
Đồng dao – children’s folk songs

Đồng dao – children’s folk songs

(VOVworld) - Đồng dao – children’s folk songs – are simple folk verses created long ago by unknown authors and passed orally from generation to generation. The lyrics are plain, often incoherent or illogical verses...
9th "Meeting Viet Nam" opens in Quy Nhon

9th "Meeting Viet Nam" opens in Quy Nhon

(VOVworld)- Over 200 scientists from 30 nations, including seven Nobel Prize winners, will attend the 9th "Meeting Viet Nam" – a series of scientific workshops and physics lectures to be held...