Traditional food of the Viet people

Traditional food of the Viet people

(VOVworld) – Each ethnic group in Vietnam has its own distinctive features. The Viet food is diverse and reflects each region’s natural characteristics, production, customs and habits. VOV reporter Bui...
April 24th, 2013

April 24th, 2013

A: This week we got a letter from Richard King, who last wrote to us in July. It’s always great to receive correspondence from our old friend Richard. We hope...
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...
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...
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...
Hero Pham Tuan shot down B52 Stratofortress

Hero Pham Tuan shot down B52 Stratofortress

(VOVworld) – In the history of the Vietnamese Air Force, heroic pilot Pham Tuan grabbed two records by shooting down an American B52 bomber in 1972 and becoming the 1st Asian cosmonaut to...
Guardian of Vietnamese water puppetry

Guardian of Vietnamese water puppetry

(VOVworld)- Water puppetry is a unique art that originated in Vietnam’s wet rice civilization. Along with traditional theaters like Tuong and Cheo, water puppetry has raised its role on the...
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...
 Wednesday November 21, 2012

Wednesday November 21, 2012

To begin this week’s Letter Box, I would like to say Hello to Omar Alfredo Robayo, a new listener of VOV. Welcome you to our worldwide Dx’ing community
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...
October 31 2012

October 31 2012

To improve the quality of our broadcasts every winter VOV makes some changes to its frequencies and timetables for shortwave broadcasts. This year, it will be as follows: our English broadcasts...
  October 24th , 2012

October 24th , 2012

Here’s an email from Juan Carlos Gil Mongio of Spain. He said he was very happy because he received our answer to his recent letter and he can...
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
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...
Letter Box August 29, 2012

Letter Box August 29, 2012

A: Starting off this week’s Letter Box edition, I’d like to say Hello to Adeel Butt of Pakistan, who was in Hanoi and visited our office some weeks ago. We...
Foreign visitors’ impressions of Hanoi

Foreign visitors’ impressions of Hanoi

(VOVworld) – Unlike bustling Sai Gon or serene Hue Imperial city, Hanoi blends the ancient and the modern. Its Old Quarter retains many traditional craft streets such as Hang Ma, which makes votive paper...
 July 04 2012

July 04 2012

(VOVworld) - This week, we’ve received a lot of emails and letters from Asian listeners. One is Ms. Robina Aktar, an editor with the LOLONA Listeners Club in Bangladesh. Robina...