B: Tug-of-war is a folk game that appeared in Vietnam long ago and is often organized during spring festivals to pray for favorable weather, a good crop, happiness and...
(VOVworld) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov announced on Tuesday that Iran and the P5+1group: Russia, China, France, Britain, the US, and Germany have reached an agreement in principle on...
(VOVworld) – With a dense network of rivers and canals plus a tropical monsoon climate, Vietnam has abundant water resources from rainfall, surface water, and ground water. Acknowledging the grave importance of...
(VOVworld) – The 132nd Inter-Parliamentary Union entered its 3rd working day with 5 meetings on the agenda, including a meeting on the role of parliaments in combating terrorist acts perpetrated by...
(VOVworld) – The Giay people in every hamlet organize a “Going to the field” festival in the first lunar month to pray for peace, a bumper crop, prosperity, and good weather....
(VOVworld) – Approximately 200 parliamentarians attended a meeting of the IPU 132 Executive Committee to discuss 2 draft resolutions on cyber security and water management. Vietnamese National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh...
(VOVworld) - The United Nations unveiled a six-point proposal on Tuesday to end the violence in Libya by establishing a transitional government to rule until a new constitution is adopted...
(VOVworld) - Afghan President Ashraf Ghani announced Saturday 16 new names to complete his cabinet nearly two months after parliament rejected two thirds of his proposed ministers
(VOVworld) - Heiner Beilefeldt, UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion and belief, presented to the 28th session of the UN Human Rights Council the main findings of his visit to Vietnam from July...
(VOVworld) – A meeting was held in Bac Giang province on Friday in response to World Water Day 2015
Sending us a beautiful postcard with warm greetings, Joseph Mulvihill of Ireland wrote: “Greetings to you all at the Voice of Vietnam. Thank you all for the beautiful New Year card, pocket calendar 2015, and program...
(VOVworld)- Fertility belief is of sacred importance in Vietnam’s folklore. Fertility worship is closely associated with Vietnamese farmers’ prayers for favorable weather, bumper crops and sufficient food
(VOVworld) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has won a clear victory in Israel's Parliamentary elections after 99 percent of the votes were counted
(VOVworld) – Panpipes are an integral part of the spiritual life of the red Dao ethnic minority in Vietnam. The red Dao only play the panpipes at weddings and maturity rituals, not...
(VOVworld) – The National Assembly Standing Committee’s 36th session continued on Friday with a Q&A session with Minister and Chairman of the Committee for Ethnic Minority Giang Seo Phu,...
(VOvworld) – The National Assembly’s Standing Committee continued its 36th session on Thursday discussing the revised Law on Administrative and Civil Procedure Code. Most of the delegates agreed that...
(VOVworld) – Buon Don village, about 50 km from Buon Ma Thuot city, Dak Lak province is famous for taming elephants. Here, the cultural traditions of central highlands’ ethnic groups are...
(VOVworld) - Like many other ethnic groups, the Tay people consider marriage an important event of the family and the whole clan. They uphold several marriage rules and rituals. The man has...
(VOVworld)- Go Cong ancient town in Tien Giang province is known as a city village built in the architectural style of the ancient Vietnamese towns
(VOVworld) - Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee has reviewed socio-economic development and mapped out plans for future. The city has attracted 41 new investment projects with an additional...