Pakistan’s traditional wedding celebration and ceremony

Pakistan’s traditional wedding celebration and ceremony

(VOVWORLD) - Pakistani weddings epitomise the richness of the culture. A single wedding contains many elements of local traditions. Pakistani weddings are explosions of colour, beautifully embroidered flowing fabrics in silks and chiffon, tantalizing food,...
Traditional Ao dai preserved and promoted today

Traditional Ao dai preserved and promoted today

(VOVWORLD) - Hanoi Old Quarter Management Board will coordinate with the Club of Vietnamese Communal Houses to organize a fashion show to preserve and promote Ao dai at Hanoi Old Quarter Culture Exchange Center, 50...
Chuseok, the Korean Thanksgiving

Chuseok, the Korean Thanksgiving

(VOVWORLD) - The Mid-Autumn Festival, known as Chuseok, is one of the biggest and most important festivals in Korea. It celebrates the autumn harvest and honors elderly family members, and is...
Wednesday September 9, 2020

Wednesday September 9, 2020

(VOVWORLD) - First of all, we’d like to thank you for applauding VOV’s 75th founding anniversary. Azam Ali Soomro sent us his best wishes from Pakistan. He said: “I would like...
Unique marriage custom of the Raglai

Unique marriage custom of the Raglai

(VOVWORLD) - The Raglai are a matriarchal ethnic minority group who live in Vietnam’s Central Highlands. When a Raglai couple decides to get married, the girl’s family decides everything
Tay hamlet preserves ethnic culture

Tay hamlet preserves ethnic culture

(VOVWORLD) - Preserving ethnic culture is a tough challenge in the modern world. In Thai Hai hamlet, Thai Nguyen province, preserving the language, costumes, folklore, and customs of Vietnam’s Tay...
Cham people refine worshipping rituals

Cham people refine worshipping rituals

(VOVWORLD) - Cham people used to have cumbersome procedures for weddings, funerals, and other rituals. Since the Party Central Committee issued a resolution on developing Vietnamese culture imbued with national identity in...
Wednesday July 29, 2020

Wednesday July 29, 2020

(VOVWORLD) - First on our show today, we’d like to remind you that due to the COVID-19 pandemic, our “What do you know about Vietnam?” contest will be extended to...
Brocade weaving of the Dao Tien group

Brocade weaving of the Dao Tien group

(VOVWORLD) - It’s a Dao tradition that girls must learn to weave, embroider, and make their own clothes when they are little. The embroidery patterns on their clothes reflect the culture...