Tet celebration held in Laos

Tet celebration held in Laos

(VOVworld) - The Vietnamese Embassy in Laos on Thursday held a party to celebrate the upcoming traditional Lunar New Year. Ambassador Nguyen Manh Hung thanked the Party, government, and people of...
January 30, 2013

January 30, 2013

A flow of letters and emails poured into our office this week, bringing with them reception reports and beautiful New Year’s Greeting cards. In VOV’s English section, the...
Vietnam marks 40 years of signing Paris Accords

Vietnam marks 40 years of signing Paris Accords

(VOVworld) – A meeting was held in Hanoi on Friday to mark the 40th anniversary of the signing the Paris Accords for ending the war and restoring peace in Vietnam. Present at the ceremony were...
Tour of Mekong River Delta in flood season

Tour of Mekong River Delta in flood season

(VOVworld)- Every year, from August to November, banks throughout Mekong River Delta are submerged due to flooding of the Mekong river upstream. Because the water doesn’t come all of...
January 23, 2013

January 23, 2013

As usual many of the letters and emails sent to us are questions about Vietnam. This week, Ratan Kumar Paul, a teacher and coordinator of the South Asia CRI DXER forum in...
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
Water Lilies blossoming

Water Lilies blossoming

(VOV) - Travelling along the Yen River near the Huong (Perfume) pagoda at this time of year, visitors are impressed by a carpet of water lilies blossoming in chilly weather. The...
Vietnam tourism in 2012

Vietnam tourism in 2012

(VOVworld)-Despite economic difficulties, the Vietnamese tourism sector saw significant achievements last year, with foreign tourists totaling 6.8 million, up 14% from the previous year. In 2012, several...
	09 January 2013

09 January 2013

This week, we received lots of letters and emails from listeners around the world with many questions about Vietnam. Thank you for the love you send to us. First, we’d...
National Tourism Year 2013 announced

National Tourism Year 2013 announced

(VOVworld) – The Ministry of Culture, Sport, and Tourism and Hai Phong City People’s Committee have introduced a National Tourism Year themed “The Red River Delta civilization”
France’s first Vietnamese radio broadcasts

France’s first Vietnamese radio broadcasts

(VOV) – ‘Over the past 60 years, we’ve been worried about the fatherland so we hold the Vietnamese nationality to be able to come back whenever we have an opportunity.’ This is the aspiration...