Wednesday April 10, 2013

Wednesday April 10, 2013

To begin this week’s edition of the Letter Box, we welcome Roger Tidy who wrote to the Voice of Vietnam for the first time on March 28, although he has heard our station...
Book festival opens in Hanoi

Book festival opens in Hanoi

(VOVworld) - Over 15,000 titles covering a wide variety of fields were introduced to readers during a book festival that took place in Hanoi over the past three days. The event...
Promoting democracy in constitutionalization

Promoting democracy in constitutionalization

(VOVworld) – The first phase of collecting public opinions on the draft revisions of the 1992 Constitution according to National Assembly Resolution 38 concluded on March 31 with positive results. During the...
April 03, 2013

April 03, 2013

Before reviewing letters and emails we received last week, we would like to remind you once again that as of April 1st, we are using new frequencies for summer broadcasts beamed to...
Viet people-the majority ethnic group of Vietnam

Viet people-the majority ethnic group of Vietnam

(VOVworld) - The Vietnamese community has 54 ethnic groups. One of these - the Viet or the King people - account for 90% of Vietnam’s total population. The Viet people live throughout the country...
 Wednesday March 27, 2013

Wednesday March 27, 2013

On April 1st, we’ll have new frequencies for the summer broadcast beaming to some areas in Europe and America. VOV’s delayed broadcast from Moosbrunn, Woofferton, and Dhabayya to Western Europe...
20 March 2013

20 March 2013

Each week when we receive letters and emails from listeners around the world, we find that some of the listeners care about political issues in Vietnam while a majority are keenly interested...
Requiem for Son My massacre victims

Requiem for Son My massacre victims

(VOvworld)- A night requiem was held at Son My village, Quang Ngai province on Friday to commemorate 504 innocent victims of the bloody massacre caused by the US military more...
Japanese culture space in Hanoi

Japanese culture space in Hanoi

(VOVworld) – Hundreds of Japanese traditional dolls are on display at the Vietnamese Women’s Museum in Hanoi. This event is a curtain raiser for the Vietnam – Japan Friendship Year
March 13, 2013

March 13, 2013

To begin this week’s Letter Box, we’ll say Hello to two new listeners, Andreas Lubnow of Germany and Muhammad Idrees of Pakistan. Welcome to VOV’s community of...
Xam maestro Ha Thi Cau dies

Xam maestro Ha Thi Cau dies

(VOVworld) – Xam maestro Ha Thi Cau, who is considered a treasure of Vietnamese folk singing, passed away at the ripe age of 92. During her long life, Mrs. Cau reflected all...
Experience in building new rural areas

Experience in building new rural areas

(VOVworld) – After three years implementing the new rural development program, agriculture and the countryside on the outskirts of Hanoi have seen positive changes. Hanoi has drawn lessons in building new rural areas...
 06 March 2013

06 March 2013

This week, we’ll begin with a letter from Daniel Toth, a 24-year-old student of economics from Slovakia who is studying at the University of Edinburgh. Though he only began...
Wives of Truong Sa soldiers

Wives of Truong Sa soldiers

(VOVworld) – Soldiers stationed in the Truong Sa archipelago express their love for their families their beloved wives and children in emotional poems. Ensign Nguyen Duy Chinh often writes poems for his wife,...