June 13rd, 2012

June 13rd, 2012

During the week, we have received a lot of letters and emails from listeners around the world. But perhaps the letters from Abdulkarim Ahmed Ali from Libya impressed us most
May 30, 2012

May 30, 2012

Our regular listener Gerry Neuman of Hampshire, England, emailed us Sunday with detailed reports of our May 19th, 20th, 22nd, 24th, and 27th broadcasts. He said: “Dear friends, this will be my last report...
Helping retailers

Helping retailers

(VOVworld) - The past two years have been considered a difficult time for the retail sector, especially the beginning months of this year, when local purchasing power has decreased sharply due to the global...
Safe water – a goal of new rural development

Safe water – a goal of new rural development

(VOVworld) - Tap water is taken for granted by city dwellers, but in rural areas most people still use either well or rain water. People in Song Phuong commune, a farming village on the...
Ministry of Foreign Affairs regular press briefing

Ministry of Foreign Affairs regular press briefing

(VOVworld)-China has released a Vietnamese fishing vessel and 14 fishermen but still detained another vessel and its belongings. Speaking at a press conference in Hanoi on Thursday, Foreign Ministry...
May 16, 2012

May 16, 2012

This week we continued to receive letters from listeners in North America who tuned in to our broadcasts on 6175 kHz and expressed concerns that the closing of the Canadian...
EU approve PCA deal with Vietnam

EU approve PCA deal with Vietnam

(VOVworld) - Representatives from the 27 member countries of the European Union (EU), have approved the signing of a partnership and cooperation agreement (PCA) with Vietnam at the EU Foreign Ministers Meeting...
May 9, 2012

May 9, 2012

A letter we received this week from a family of 5 with 3 children who really love shortwave radio. We enjoyed very much their very nice postcards and especially a...
Francois Hollande wins French presidential election

Francois Hollande wins French presidential election

(VOVworld) - Socialist candidate Francois Hollande defeated French incumbent President Nicolas Sarkozy in the presidential runoff Sunday. Preliminary results showed Hollande with 51% of votes ahead of Sarkozy with 48%. Sarkozy...
Greece: early parliamentary elections

Greece: early parliamentary elections

(VOVworld) - Voting stations opened on Sunday for Greece's general election with around 10 million eligible voters. After two years of cuts, opinion polls suggest voters are set to punish...
Greece: early parliamentary elections

Greece: early parliamentary elections

(VOVworld) - Voting stations opened on Sunday for Greece's general election with around 10 million eligible voters. After two years of cuts, opinion polls suggest voters are set to punish...
Improve economic restructuring efficiency

Improve economic restructuring efficiency

(VOVworld) - Restructuring public investment and state-owned enterprises is considered essential to Vietnam’s overall economic restructuring. More than 100 economists gathered in Hanoi on Thursday to discuss ways to...
May 2, 2012

May 2, 2012

A: We’d like to begin this week’s Letter Box with a letter from American listener James Camili. James said that he sent us a reception report a while...