Wednesday January 28, 2015

Wednesday January 28, 2015

(VOVworld) - I’d like to remind you again that VOV’s English program is now broadcast on the internet at the same time as on shortwave. Please log in to...
“Then” singing of the Tay in Binh Lieu

“Then” singing of the Tay in Binh Lieu

(VOVworld) – “Then” is a ritual singing and dancing genre of the Tay. Female and male Then singers perform Then in front of the altars at sacred places. The Tay in Binh Lieu, Quang...
Boko Haram frees 192 people held in Nigeria

Boko Haram frees 192 people held in Nigeria

(VOVworld) - Boko Haram has released nearly 200 hostages, most of them women, who were kidnapped from a village in the northeast Nigerian state of Yobe. A total of 192 people were released on Friday from two...
Peace vital to global inclusive development

Peace vital to global inclusive development

(VOVworld) – Maintaining peace is vital to global inclusive development, said Vietnam’s Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Nguyen Phuong Nga at a Monday UN Security Council debate
Ukraine mobilizes 50,000 more soldiers

Ukraine mobilizes 50,000 more soldiers

(VOVworld) - Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko signed a decree Wednesday to call up at least 50,000 military reservists as fighting in Ukraine’s eastern regions intensifies
Tay’s culture and belief

Tay’s culture and belief

(VOVworld) – With around 1.7 million people, the Tay are the biggest ethnic minority group in Vietnam. They live mainly in Vietnam’s northern and northwestern provinces - Cao Bang, Bac Can, Lang Son,...
8 dead in Canada shooting incident

8 dead in Canada shooting incident

(VOVworld) – 8 people were killed this week in Canada’s worst mass killing ever. The incident unfolded in three different locations in Edmonton, in the western province of Alberta
Typical musical instruments of the Bana

Typical musical instruments of the Bana

(VOVworld) – Living close to nature, the Bana have made many musical instruments from available materials like stone, wood, bamboo, rattan, leaves, and dried gourds. The hand-made musical instruments have...