Lên Đồng or “Going into a trance” Ritual

Lên Đồng or “Going into a trance” Ritual

(VOVworld) – Worshipping the Mother Goddess – Mother of the Universe - has been a time-honoured spiritual practice in Vietnam since prehistoric times. The ancient Vietnam people initiated the practice of communicating with the...
Colorful activities to mark Children’s Day

Colorful activities to mark Children’s Day

(VOVworld) - Activities are underway nationwide to mark Children’s Day on June 1st. At the Centre for Hoa Binh Social Protection, the province's Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs...
Tour of Khanh Hoa Mangrove Forest

Tour of Khanh Hoa Mangrove Forest

(VOVworld) - Tourists are flocking to the mangrove forests on the outskirts of Nha Trang City in Khanh Hoa Province. Mangrove forest tourism puts visitors in close contact with nature and...
Tour of Khanh Hoa Mangrove Forest

Tour of Khanh Hoa Mangrove Forest

(VOVworld) - Tourists are flocking to the mangrove forests on the outskirts of Nha Trang City in Khanh Hoa Province. Mangrove forest tourism puts visitors in close contact with nature and...
May 30, 2012

May 30, 2012

Our regular listener Gerry Neuman of Hampshire, England, emailed us Sunday with detailed reports of our May 19th, 20th, 22nd, 24th, and 27th broadcasts. He said: “Dear friends, this will be my last report...
NA deputies discuss draft law on pricing

NA deputies discuss draft law on pricing

(VOVworld) – The National Assembly’s deputies on Monday, discussed a project to renovate and improve the efficiency of the NA’s operations, and next year’s legislative program
NA deputies discuss draft Law on Tertiary Education

NA deputies discuss draft Law on Tertiary Education

(VOVworld) – National Assembly deputies today discussed in group the draft Law on Tertiary Education after previously collecting opinions from educational experts, scientists, teachers, and administrators
National Assembly activities renovated

National Assembly activities renovated

(VOVworld) - The project to improve efficiency of NA activities was one main focus at the ongoing 3rd session of the 13th National Assembly. It aims to meet the requirement of building a...
Safe water – a goal of new rural development

Safe water – a goal of new rural development

(VOVworld) - Tap water is taken for granted by city dwellers, but in rural areas most people still use either well or rain water. People in Song Phuong commune, a farming village on the...
May 23, 2012

May 23, 2012

From Sweden, Christer Brunstrom, who said he spent much more time listening to us in May after traveling quite a lot in April, reported tuning in to our May 19 broadcast...
May 16, 2012

May 16, 2012

This week we continued to receive letters from listeners in North America who tuned in to our broadcasts on 6175 kHz and expressed concerns that the closing of the Canadian...
A Japanese friend of Vietnam

A Japanese friend of Vietnam

(VOVworld) - “I want to write about Nguyen Thi Binh, a typical woman of Vietnam, about Vietnam’s land and especially Vietnam’s war and things behind it”. That was what Japanese...
The reality of press freedom in Vietnam

The reality of press freedom in Vietnam

(VOVworld) - Certain dissident organizations and individuals have distorted information about Vietnam, saying the government stifles freedom of speech and the press and restricts the internet. In its annual report released just...
Francois Hollande wins French presidential election

Francois Hollande wins French presidential election

(VOVworld) - Socialist candidate Francois Hollande defeated French incumbent President Nicolas Sarkozy in the presidential runoff Sunday. Preliminary results showed Hollande with 51% of votes ahead of Sarkozy with 48%. Sarkozy...
Northwestern cultures highlighted in Hanoi

Northwestern cultures highlighted in Hanoi

(VOVworld) - Hanoi residents were treated to colorful performances and exhibitions last week featuring the cultures of northwestern Vietnam. Entitled "The Colors of the Northwestern Region", the show included a wide range of activities such as cultural and...