March 28, 2012

March 28, 2012

As we expected last week, the uncomfortable humidity has finally gone, giving way to sunshine and fine weather. For the first time in years, Vietnam’s northern region is experiencing such...
BBC Media Action: project on climate change communication

BBC Media Action: project on climate change communication

(VOVworld) - Vietnam is the fifth most vulnerable country to climate change in the world. Temperature increases and changes in rainfall patterns will affect agricultural production, water resources and human health. Despite these far...
ASEAN, UN strengthen bilateral cooperation

ASEAN, UN strengthen bilateral cooperation

Visiting UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon has met with ASEAN Secretary General Surin Pitsuwan in Jakarta at the invitation of Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
March 14, 2012

March 14, 2012

We’re receiving an increasing number of letters from Japanese listeners one year after Japan was hit by a disastrous earth quake and tsunami. It seems life has gradually...
Conference on ASEAN integration

Conference on ASEAN integration

80 senior officials, experts and scholars from Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam attended a round-table conference themed “Strengthening ASEAN’s regional integration through multi-channel dialogue” in Kuala Lumpur...
February 22, 2012

February 22, 2012

In its first month of operation, our website at www.vovworld.vn has received a lot of visitors, who are mostly shortwave listeners with constructive feedback
Writer Chi Trung wins regional award

Writer Chi Trung wins regional award

(VOVworld)-Vietnamese writer Nguyen Chi Trung has won the 2011 Southeast Asian Writers Award. Trung was honored for his novel “The Cry of Ms Ut”
ASEAN-UN workshop held in Indonesia

ASEAN-UN workshop held in Indonesia

( VOVworld ) The ASEAN-UN workshop entitled “Lesson Learned and Best Practices of the United Nations and Regional Organizations in Conflict Prevention, Peacemaking, Peacekeeping and Peace building” concluded on Wednesday in Jakarta...
Vietnam – Asian partner in demand

Vietnam – Asian partner in demand

ASEAN countries should continue to be among the world’s economic recovery leaders this year. Six ASEAN members - Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore and the Philippines - are forecast to achieve 6% growth...

Editor's Letter

On Monday, 16 January 2012, the Overseas Service of Radio the Voice of Vietnam is happy to announce an important event- We are officially launching our website at vovworld.vn and...
ASEAN tourism forecast to grow 6 percent

ASEAN tourism forecast to grow 6 percent

The UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) forecast the tourism industry of the ASEAN member countries could grow by an average of 6% a year in the coming years, making ASEAN...
January 11, 2012

January 11, 2012

Vietnam is experiencing the worst cold spell since the beginning of this winter with the temperature dropping to 9 degrees Celsius in the northern plain or even 2 in some mountainous...
2011 highlights US Return to Asia strategy

2011 highlights US Return to Asia strategy

Political analysts say this year the US has made the most extensive diplomatic efforts in the last 20 years. A highlight was the acceleration of the US Return to Asia strategy. President Barack...