World Water Day 2013

World Water Day 2013

(VOVworld) –The world celebrates its Water Day today, March 22. The annual event is designed to highlight the important role of water. Vietnam held various activities in response to the event such...
Cyprus on the edge of bankruptcy

Cyprus on the edge of bankruptcy

The Cypriot economy is in a fragile state, says its biggest bank, so the country needs European emergency support to avoid bankruptcy
Discover Nam Du island

Discover Nam Du island

(VOVworld)-Located 90 km west of Rach Gia city in Kien Giang province, Nam Du island has become an attractive destination for tourists. Discovery Vietnam today will take you on...
Experience in building new rural areas

Experience in building new rural areas

(VOVworld) – After three years implementing the new rural development program, agriculture and the countryside on the outskirts of Hanoi have seen positive changes. Hanoi has drawn lessons in building new rural areas...
 06 March 2013

06 March 2013

This week, we’ll begin with a letter from Daniel Toth, a 24-year-old student of economics from Slovakia who is studying at the University of Edinburgh. Though he only began...
Tich Dien festival boosts agricultural development

Tich Dien festival boosts agricultural development

(VOVworld) – The Tich Dien New Year plowing festival in Doi Son commune, Duy Tien dictrict, Ha Nam province, is one of many ancient festivals associated with wet rice cultivation and agricultural development...
Wooden head puppetry in Nam Dinh

Wooden head puppetry in Nam Dinh

(VOVworld) - The northern province of Nam Dinh is known as the cradle of Vietnamese water puppetry with famous puppetry villages like Rach village and Chua villages. But very few people know...
CPJ boldly distorts Vietnam’s press

CPJ boldly distorts Vietnam’s press

(VOVworld) – The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on February 14th released its annual report on global press freedom, which listed Vietnam among the world’s top 5 countries for jailing the...
Spring festivals take place nationwide

Spring festivals take place nationwide

(VOVworld)-The Tich Dien or King’s Ploughing Festival opened in Doi Son Commune, Duy Tien District, Ha Nam Province on Saturday. The festival originated from the fact that on a spring day...
Party leader pays New Year visit to Thach That

Party leader pays New Year visit to Thach That

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong visited and extended New Year wishes to local people in Hanoi’s outlying district of Thach That on February 14, the fifth day of the Lunar New Year. Trong...
2013 Spring newspaper review

2013 Spring newspaper review

(VOVworld) – 2013 Spring newspapers highlight the Party and government’s Lunar New Year's messages, the Party’s founding anniversary, and the country’s socio-economic progress, make forecasts for the...