This week a Christmas atmosphere is starting to be felt in Vietnam. Temporarily putting off aside their economic woes, Vietnamese people, especially Christians, are eagerly preparing for Christmas
(VOVworld) - Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong says he agreed on continued expansion of cooperation between the Communist Party of Vietnam and the Labor Party of Mexico
(VOV) – Hue city has hosted a seminar kicking off a project to reinforce mangrove forests for climate change adaption and bio-diversity in coastal lagoons in Thua Thien Hue province
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(VOV) – No amendment will be made to Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi's new constitutional declaration, which may have been "misunderstood" by the public, Presidential spokesman Yasser Ali said on Monday...
The remains of former Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat will be exhumed Tuesday as part of a renewed investigation into his death. Arafat died in November 2004 in a French military hospital, a month...
More than 700 economic contracts have been signed at the just concluded Vietnam International Agriculture Fair in Can Tho city
(VOVworld) – The custom of chewing betel and areca nut is one of Vietnamese people's fine traditional cultural features in the past. Areca splitting knife, pots of slaked lime, cylindrical lime holders...
The Palestinians have Russia’s assistance, along with that of Switzerland and France, in exhuming the remains for sampling to investigate late President Yasser Arafat's death, Palestinian President Mahmoud...
(VOVworld) – National Assembly deputies on Saturday continue their 4th session. High on the agenda was a legal institution to support judicial activities
(VOVworld)- Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning Schmidt has begun a two-day official visit to Vietnam. The visit demonstrates the development of bilateral ties between the two countries, especially in...
The Autonomous University of Morelos State (UAEM) in Mexico yesterday awarded an honorary doctorate to Mr. Castro for his contribution to agriculture, education, and cultural development
(VOV) – Storm Son Tinh struck the coastal provinces of Nam Dinh and Thai Binh, and Hai Phong city, swept away countless houses, knocked down tress, and forced thousands of people...
An Indonesian anti-terror squad arrested 11 militants who were plotting a series of strikes — including an attack against a U.S. embassy. The suspects, who are believed to belong to a local...
(VOV) - Over the past 82 years, numerous lessons have shown that at any time and any place, mass mobilization is a key to the success of a revolution. President Ho Chi...
(VOVworld) – Phuoc Hau commune is home to many Cham ethnic people in Ninh Thuan province. Over the past year, Cham people here have worked with local authorities to pave thousands of...
(VOVworld)- Hong Kong’s Smart Travel Asia ranks Hanoi the 6th attractive destination in Asia. Every year, readers of the Smart Travel Asia vote for Asia’s best destinations in such categories as the best resort city,...
(VOVworld) - Each region in Vietnam has its own typical folk songs. The land of Hồng Lam in Central Vietnam with its mountains and rivers, picturesque beauty, and brave, hardworking...
We were happy to hear last week that most of our listeners had received the QSL cards and gift packages we sent
(VOVworld) - The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Court recently jailed bloggers under article 88 of the Criminal Code, after security agencies found websites containing propaganda that distorted Vietnamese Party and State...
I hope this edition of the Letter Box finds you well. We devote the first part of the Letter Box to acknowledging letters from Indian Dx’ers