Hoang Hiep – a revolutionary maestro

Hoang Hiep – a revolutionary maestro

(VOVworld) - Composer Hoang Hiep passed away early this month at the age of 82 but his revolutionary songs associated with the national revolutionary milestones will last forever. Hiep’s music...
 January 16, 2013

January 16, 2013

This week, a series of New Year’s greeting cards from our listeners came to our office, confirming the arrived of the New Year’s greetings and gifts we sent
Cao Bang tour

Cao Bang tour

(VOVworld)-Located in northeast Vietnam, Cao Bang province borders Tuyen Quang and Ha Giang province to the west, Bac Kan and Lang Son province to the south and Guangxi, China to the...
Tour of Moc Chau plateau

Tour of Moc Chau plateau

VOVworld)- Moc Chau plateau, located about 200 km west of Hanoi is one of Vietnam’s most attractive tourist destinations. At this time of the year, when the weather turns cold...
Adventures of a cricket, 70 years after

Adventures of a cricket, 70 years after

(VoVoworld) – Over the past 70 years, “Adventures of a Cricket", written by To Hoai, has become a close friend of many generations of Vietnamese children. Every sentence, every paragraph, and every image...
Vietnam’s betel and areca culture honored

Vietnam’s betel and areca culture honored

(VOVworld) – The custom of chewing betel and areca nut is one of Vietnamese people's fine traditional cultural features in the past. Areca splitting knife, pots of slaked lime, cylindrical lime holders...
Southeast Asian Youth Ship leaves Vietnam

Southeast Asian Youth Ship leaves Vietnam

(VOVworld) – The 39th Ship for Southeast Asian Youth Program, the “Fuji Maru”, left Sai Gon port on Monday to continue its voyage to Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia, and Brunei
Wednesday November 7, 2012

Wednesday November 7, 2012

A: First off, I’d like to inform you of our frequency changes for the winter. Pen and paper ready? Our English broadcasts to Western Europe from Moosbrunn, Dhabayya, and...
Security in Afghanistan: a difficult blank to fill in

Security in Afghanistan: a difficult blank to fill in

(VOVworld) – The international community always worries about security in Afghanistan even with the US forces and the International Security Assistance Force remaining there. When the mandate of the NATO troops ends...
NA Chairman leaves Hanoi for ASEP 7 in Laos

NA Chairman leaves Hanoi for ASEP 7 in Laos

(VOV) – The Chairman of Vietnam’s National Assembly Nguyen Sinh Hung left Hanoi on Tuesday for the 7th Asia-Europe Parliamentary Partnership, ASEP7 Meeting in Vientiane, Laos
September 26, 2012

September 26, 2012

I hope this edition of the Letter Box finds you well. We devote the first part of the Letter Box to acknowledging letters from Indian Dx’ers
Prime Minister leaves for China, ASEAN expo

Prime Minister leaves for China, ASEAN expo

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung left Hanoi today for the ninth ASEAN-China Expo and China-ASEAN Business-Investment Summit in Nanning, the capital of China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous...
September 12, 2012

September 12, 2012

This week, we received 4 letters from Fumito Hokamura of Japan, one of our most regular pen-pals. He said he is very interested in Vietnam and he listens to VOV to...
LinkVn links love

LinkVn links love

(VOVworld)- Enthusiasm, openness, and sincerity are the common features of the group Link Vn. 11 official members and 35 collaborators are young and most of them are students in Hanoi....
Hanoi Cheo theater

Hanoi Cheo theater

(VOVworld)- Hanoi is the cradle of several genres of traditional arts including Cheo or traditional opera. The Hanoi Cheo Theater has, over the years, played an important role in preserving and...