Wednesday August 27, 2014

Wednesday August 27, 2014

(VOVworld) - Walt Davison of the UK wrote: "I was surprised to discover what a beautiful country Vietnam is, and how many tourism opportunities there are for visitors from other countries....
Wednesday July 23, 2014

Wednesday July 23, 2014

(VOVworld) - As a coastal country, Vietnam has frequently been affected by storms and floods. But in recent years, storms have increased in intensity and frequency due to global climate change....
Political intentions behind the MH17 tragedy

Political intentions behind the MH17 tragedy

(VOVworld) – The crash of the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 has made the Ukrainian crisis more critical. A missile shooting down the passenger plane, killing 298 people of many nationalities has...
Wednesday April 2, 2014

Wednesday April 2, 2014

(VOVworld) - First of all, we would like to inform you of frequency changes for our summer broadcasts as of March 31. Listeners in Europe, Central America and the Caribbean, and Eastern...
Marriage of Mong people in Dien Bien province

Marriage of Mong people in Dien Bien province

(VOVworld) – The Mong people in Dien Bien province have always upheld their traditional identities including the wedding ritual. The spring is normally the season for Mong people to marry
Wednesday March 18, 2014

Wednesday March 18, 2014

(VOVworld) - This week we got a letter from Tim Watson of the US, who hasn’t written to us for a very long time. It’s always a pleasure to...
Wednesday, February 19, 2014

Wednesday, February 19, 2014

(VOVworld) - Rana Dewan Rafiqul of Bangladesh wrote to VOV: “I enjoy your programs because they are like a window on all that happens in your country. Your radio station is...
Wednesday, January 8, 2014

Wednesday, January 8, 2014

(VOVworld) - We’ve received many beautiful Christmas and New Year’s Greeting cards and sincere wishes from listeners around the world
Phu Quoc- A gem island

Phu Quoc- A gem island

(VOVworld) – After a two-hour flight from Hanoi, visitors can land on the beautiful island of Phu Quoc. Located in the southern province of Kien Giang, Phu Quoc is the largest island in...
April 17th, 2013

April 17th, 2013

One of the happiest things we do on the Letter Box is to mention new listeners. Did you know it meant so much to us
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...
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...
New Year wishes of President Truong Tan Sang

New Year wishes of President Truong Tan Sang

Dear fellow citizens, comrades and soldiers throughout the country, In the sacred moment of the traditional lunar new year’s eve to welcome the Year of the Snake 2013, I cordially send...
 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
Wednesday 28 November 2012

Wednesday 28 November 2012

This week, we were impressed and moved by letters and emails from listeners in Assam, India. They set a record by sending us an average of 4 to 5 letters...
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...