New rice ceremony of the Van Kieu

(VOVWORLD) - Rice has always been part of the life of the Van Kieu on the Truong Son mountain range in Quang Tri province. Because their life depends on the terraced rice...
Soc Trang monk dedicated to social work

Soc Trang monk dedicated to social work

(VOVWORLD) - 79-year-old Most Venerable Thach Huon of the Khmer ethnic group is the head of Prey Chop pagoda in the Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang. A former National...
India dismantles IS recruitment network

India dismantles IS recruitment network

(VOVWORLD) - India’s National Investigation Agency (NIA) has conducted raids at 31 locations in Tamil Nadu and Telangana as part of a crackdown on a radicalization and recruitment campaign by the Islamic...
Wednesday September 6, 2023

Wednesday September 6, 2023

(VOVWORLD) - We just had a 4-day holiday for Vietnam’s National Day on September 2nd. Coming back to work, we found our mailbox flooded with congratulatory messages from our...
"Bat am" music preserved in North Vietnam

"Bat am" music preserved in North Vietnam

(VOVWORLD) - Musical instruments like the drum, the flute, and stringed instruments have long been an integral part of festivals in Vietnam. Concerned that traditional musical instruments might disappear, artisans in Phu Xuyen district, Hanoi,...
ISIS announces death of leader in Syria

ISIS announces death of leader in Syria

(VOVWORLD) - The Islamic State group announced on Thursday the death of its leader Abu al-Hussein al-Husseini al-Qurashi, who it said was killed in clashes in northwestern Syria
Young people opt for late marriage: happy or lonely?

Young people opt for late marriage: happy or lonely?

(VOVWORLD) - The belief that getting married and having children brings the necessary stability of “settling down” was widely embraced by previous generations in Vietnam. Marriage was viewed as a primary life goal, along with acquiring a...