Nigeria is in crisis with escalating racial and religious conflicts. Demonstrations against a government decision to raise fuel prices have become widespread. The media reports growing social instability there and...
100 outstanding Vietnamese products and services this year have been honored as part of activities to promote Vietnamese goods. The awards ceremony was held in Hanoi on Sunday by the Commission on Communications and Education,...
The 7.4 billion USD committed at the recent Consultative Group Meeting in Hanoi will help Vietnam at a time when the country faces serious challenges
It has been one year since waves of unrest demanding regime change began in North Africa and the Middle East. First triggered in Tunisia, where it was dubbed the ”Arab Spring”, the tsunami of...
2011 continues to be a successful year for Vietnam’s rice exports in both volumes and revenues. Farmers have made record profits from rice cultivation, and during the final months of this year...
Sickness or even the death of a family member can plunge households into poverty in Trieu Thanh commune in the north central province of Thanh Hoa, where most families live off...
Every morning, scores of people of all ages gather at Hoan Kiem Lake to do physical exercise that looks like child’s play. Forming lines or circles, they wave, clap their hands,...
Kim Chi and Nhat Quynh check out listeners' emails and letters received during the week
This is the Voice of Vietnam broadcasting from Hanoi, the Capital of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam”. That announcement was broadcast at 11.30 hrs on September 7, 1945, a historical moment...
Although it has not developed as an occupation village yet, brocade weaving occupation bears cultural characteristics of Vietnam’s Cotu ethnic minority in the Nam Giang district of Quang Nam province....
Gạ village in Hanoi has made a reputation for its steamed sticky rice, or Xoi. Despite the rapid pace of urbanization, the villagers cling to their traditional trade, which has...
Reducing the area and quality of forests is the main cause for natural disasters that cause great human and property losses