First boat racing festival in Muong Lay town

First boat racing festival in Muong Lay town

(VOVworld) – The first boat racing festival in Muong Lay town began on January 1 in the attendance of approximately 10,000 local residents of different ethnicities and visitors. During the two-day event...
Merry Christmas to Vietnamese Christians!

Merry Christmas to Vietnamese Christians!

(VOVworld) – Over 6 million Christians in Vietnam are joyfully celebrating Christmas at 6,500 churches and chapels nationwide. A festive atmosphere prevails in every parish and Catholic family. The lights on the...
Buffalo sacrifice festival of the Bana

Buffalo sacrifice festival of the Bana

(VOVworld) – The Bana organize a buffalo sacrifice festival to worship the genies, celebrate a bumper crop or other important events during the year, or welcome a new spring
Bai Dinh pagoda- a tourist destination

Bai Dinh pagoda- a tourist destination

(VOVworld) - Located in Ninh Binh province, 95 km south of Hanoi, Bai Dinh pagoda has become a popular tourist destination in recent years. The pagoda complex holds several Vietnamese records
Peace worshipping ceremony of the Bana

Peace worshipping ceremony of the Bana

(VOVworld) – A peace worshipping ceremony is one of the oldest rituals of the Bana people, who pray for good health, prosperity, no war, no disease, and no disasters in the...
Cham historical relics being preserved

Cham historical relics being preserved

(VOVworld)- Ninh Thuan province has Vietnam’s largest population of Cham ethnic minority people. The Cham culture is reflected in their writing, clothing, architecture, sculpture, ceramics and brocade weaving. In recent years...
Wedding rituals of the Bana

Wedding rituals of the Bana

(VOVworld) –Wedding rituals and marriage are important in the life of the Bana. Although their wedding rituals have varied at different times and in different regions, some traditional features have...
Ninh Binh- the land of ancient capital

Ninh Binh- the land of ancient capital

(VOVworld) - More than 90 km south of Hanoi, Ninh Binh is a province with rich tourist potential. The splendid natural scenery of Trang An, Tam Coc and Bich Dong, the stone...
The Ba Na in the Central Highlands

The Ba Na in the Central Highlands

(VOVworld) – The Ba Na is a big group in Vietnam’s Central Highlands. VOV’s program “Colourful Vietnam, Vietnam’s 54th ethnic groups” will serialize the life of the Ba Na...
Cham’s Kate festival opens

Cham’s Kate festival opens

(VOVworld) – The Kate festival, the biggest annual festival of the Cham ethnic people of the Balamon religion, opened in Phan Rang City in Ninh Thuan province on Thursday
Religious rituals of the Muong

Religious rituals of the Muong

(VOVworld) – The Muong in Hoa Binh worship their ancestors and practice polytheism. Shamans are respected people who perform religious rituals for families and the community. The Muong consider shamans messengers...
Stilt house of the Muong Bi in Hoa Binh

Stilt house of the Muong Bi in Hoa Binh

(VOVworld) – The Muong have maintained their traditional construction techniques in building stilt houses - choosing an orientation, building, and decorating the house
Wednesday September 25, 2014

Wednesday September 25, 2014

(VOVworld) - To begin this week’s Letter Box, we would like to express our sympathy for the people in the flood-stricken Muzaffargarh area of Punjab, India. Syed Khizar Hayat Shah,...
Threats on Korean peninsula

Threats on Korean peninsula

(VOVworld)- The US and the Republic of Korea this week began an annual joint military drill called “Ulchi Freedom Guardian” despite warnings from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea....