Wednesday February 13, 2019

Wednesday February 13, 2019

(VOVWORLD) - We’re very glad to be back on air after one week off for Vietnam’s Lunar New Year holiday. We’re very happy to begin a new year...
Tet featured in Spring newspapers 2019

Tet featured in Spring newspapers 2019

(VOVWORLD) - The atmosphere welcoming in a joyful spring and the happiness of people at home and abroad have been featured in Spring Press Publications. Traditional Tet customs and spring festivals...
Original features of the Mong's New Year ceremony

Original features of the Mong's New Year ceremony

(VOVWORLD) - The Mong people are an important partof the community of 54 ethnic groups in Vietnam, with a population of about one million people. They are often found the highland areas, mostly in northern mountain...
Flower villages busy for Tet

Flower villages busy for Tet

(VOVWORLD) - Flowers are indispensable for a Vietnamese family when Tet, Vietnam’s traditional Lunar New Year, arrives. From north to south, there are many villages growing flowers and many flower markets selling them. Though people in...
Tet tradition honors Kitchen Gods

Tet tradition honors Kitchen Gods

(VOVWORLD) - For most Vietnamese, Tet (Lunar New Year) festival has actually begun with the “Ong Cong - Ong Tao” (Land Genie and Kitchen Gods) ceremony on the 23rd day of the last lunar month...
Thuong Mo commune preserves ca tru singing

Thuong Mo commune preserves ca tru singing

(VOVWORLD) - Ca tru (ceremonial singing), also known as hat a dao, is an ancient genre of music featuring female vocalists. It originated in northern Vietnam and was, like many traditional music genres, a form of entertainment for the royal...
Wild vegetable specialties in the northwest region

Wild vegetable specialties in the northwest region

(VOVWORLD) -The Northwest is a mountainous region with not only a poetic landscape, but is also home to 20 ethnic minorities and diverse cultural interests. Its topography is divided into many layers, so its climatic conditions vary by area....
Fight against corruption strengthened

Fight against corruption strengthened

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam is determined to fight corruption, said Party General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong at meetings with voters after the National Assembly’s year-end meeting. The...
Ritual singing being preserved in Nam Dinh

Ritual singing being preserved in Nam Dinh

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam’s Nam Dinh province is the birthplace of a type of ritual singing called Chau Van, which plays a role in worshiping the Mother Goddesses. The province is...
Colorful costumes of ethnic women in Son La

Colorful costumes of ethnic women in Son La

(VOVWORLD) - Son La province has 18 ethnic groups living together despite their different customs and lifestyles. Traditional clothes are an important component of a culture, which identify ethnic groups and reflect their society...