Wednesday, July 1, 2015

Wednesday, July 1, 2015

A: First on our show today, we’d like to thank you all for participating in VOV’s Contest “What do you know about Vietnam?” which closed on Tuesday. Last week...
Pako, Van Kieu women make their living

Pako, Van Kieu women make their living

(VOVworld) - Lao Bao township in Quang tri province shares the border with Laos’ Savanakhet province. The women there, mainly from the Pako and Van Kieu ethnic minority groups, make their living by...
Wednesday, June 17, 2015

Wednesday, June 17, 2015

B: VOV’s contest, “What do you know about Vietnam?” has received a great number of entries from listeners around the world. Listener Ogasawara from Japan’s Tochigi province has...
Van Kieu women make a living

Van Kieu women make a living

(VOVworld) – Living in the remote mountain area of Quang Tri province, Van Kieu people face a lot of natural disadvantages and lack scientific knowledge on production and trading. In...
G7 set target for phasing out fossil fuels

G7 set target for phasing out fossil fuels

(VOVworld) - The seven industrial powers (G7) have agreed on their targets for reducing carbon dioxide andphasing out the use of fossil fuels, a significant advance on the threshold of the...
Wednesday, June 4, 2015

Wednesday, June 4, 2015

This week, we received a number of letters from Ulmar Qvick in Sweden. In emails to VOV this week, he expressed his great joy of listening to our broadcasts on May 18th, 19th...
The Van Kieu preserve their stilt house

The Van Kieu preserve their stilt house

(VOVworld) – Many of the Van Kieu’s traditional values and customs including their stilt houses have been affected by modern life. The Quang Tri provincial Department of Culture, Sports, and Tourism...
Foreign friends’ impressions of Ho Chi Minh

Foreign friends’ impressions of Ho Chi Minh

(VOVworld) – President Ho Chi Minh is a name that kindles respectful feelings among Vietnamese people and good impressions among foreign friends. Around the world, especially in places he traveled to,...
Amateur singing on Tho Chu island

Amateur singing on Tho Chu island

(VOVworld)- Since ancient times, Don ca tai tu or Amateur singing in southern Vietnam has been rooted in the cultural and spiritual life of the southern people. After a day of hard work,...
Vietnam-Czech Republic joint statement

Vietnam-Czech Republic joint statement

(VOVworld) – Vietnam and the Czech Republic released a joint statement following President Truong Tan Sang’s visit, which concluded on Wednesday. During the visit, President Sang held talks with President Milos Zeman,...