4th Buddhist Culture Week opens

4th Buddhist Culture Week opens

(VOVworld) - The 4th Buddhist Culture Week, the largest ever so far in Vietnam, opened on Sunday afternoon in the central province of Nghe An. It was jointly organized by the Vietnam Buddhist...
Letter Box July 25, 2012

Letter Box July 25, 2012

A: Let’s start this week’s Letter Box with an email from a young Bulgarian listener Georgi Bancov. 16 year-old Georgi reported listening to our July 20 broadcast...
Mother Goddess Worship and trance rituals in Vietnam

Mother Goddess Worship and trance rituals in Vietnam

(VOVworld) - Mother Goddess Worship and trance rituals (or “hầu đồng”) are traditional religious practices in Vietnam, with the latter considered an art performance combined with music, singing, and dancing. Mother Goddess Worship and trance...
Chicago Summit – a meeting of commitments

Chicago Summit – a meeting of commitments

(VOV) – The 2-day summit in Chicago ended on Monday. Some major agreements were reached on the hand-over process in Afghanistan, the deployment of the EU missile defense shield,...
Russian experts keen on Vietnam’s reform model

Russian experts keen on Vietnam’s reform model

(VOVworld) - A seminar entitled “Urgent issues of Vietnamese studies” took place in Moscow yesterday to look at the two countries’ relations. Presentations covered issues of the Vietnam-Russia strategic partnership from the late...