State President joins ethnic group Spring festival

State President joins ethnic group Spring festival

(VOVworld)-Vietnam defines ethnicity affairs and national unity as being of strategic importance, said State President Tran Dai Quang at the opening ceremony of the 2017 “Spring colors throughout the...
Spring festivals open nationwide

Spring festivals open nationwide

(VOVworld)- The Bai Dinh Pagoda Festival opened in Gia Vien district, Ninh Binh province on Thursday or the sixth day of the first lunar month
Vietnamese in France go to pagodas during Tet

Vietnamese in France go to pagodas during Tet

(VOVworld) – Visiting pagodas during Tet (traditional Lunar New Year festival), an age-old custom of the Vietnamese people, is now being practiced by Vietnamese expats living in France
Tet celebration on Truong Sa island district

Tet celebration on Truong Sa island district

(VOVworld) – Located hundreds of nautical miles from the mainland, Truong Sa (Spratly) district of Khanh Hoa province is enjoying a joyful Tet festival. Despite difficulties, soldiers and people on the...
Lunar New Year celebrated nationwide

Lunar New Year celebrated nationwide

(VOVworld) – The Lunar New Year ( Tet ) is joyfully celebrated nationwide. The atmosphere on the last day of the year is so special, marking the transition from the old year to...
Wednesday, January 4, 2017

Wednesday, January 4, 2017

A: Happy New Year. Welcome, dear listeners, to the very first Letter Box of 2017. Thank you very much for listening to VOV. We greatly appreciate your reception reports and comments on...
Migrant crisis: darkness in 2016

Migrant crisis: darkness in 2016

(VOVworld) – Despite efforts to cope with migrant flows, EU countries haven’t been able to agree on a solution and the migrant crisis has undermined security in the host countries
Christmas celebration in the US

Christmas celebration in the US

(VOVworld) - Christmas is an occasion that has been celebrated across the world. People from the US particularly have developed their own Christmas traditions and observances, and these have changed greatly over time....
Beliefs of the Kho Mu

Beliefs of the Kho Mu

(VOVworld) – The Kho Mu practice many rituals and ceremonies each year: worship of the hamlet’s genie and ancestors and festivals to welcome new crops and the Rice Mother. The...
Homegrown hydropower plant begins operation

Homegrown hydropower plant begins operation

(VOVworld) – The Lai Chau hydropower plant was inaugurated on Tuesday in Nam Nhun district, Lai Chau province. The power plant bears the stamp of Vietnamese engineers from design to construction, installation...
Difficult languages to learn

Difficult languages to learn

(VOVworld) – A new study by the Oslo University reveals that Piraha, the language of a tribe in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest is the most difficult language to learn in the world. Linguists also list other...