Workers’ Month: A visit to miners

Workers’ Month: A visit to miners

(VOVWORLD) - The miners’ workplace is described as hell because it can be hundreds of meters deep underground with numerous hardships. In May, a month which honors workers, Truong Giang reports...
APEC grasps new trends, heads to sustainable development

APEC grasps new trends, heads to sustainable development

(VOVWORLD) - The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) convenes its second Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM 2) and related meetings in Hanoi on Tuesday. The second major session during the APEC Year 2017 includes meetings...
Wednesday, April 19, 2017

Wednesday, April 19, 2017

A: To He, or toy figurine, is a traditional toy that Vietnamese children are exceedingly fond of. Dating back to the 17th century, To He are made of glutinous rice powder...
Wednesday, March 29, 2017

Wednesday, March 29, 2017

A: In Hanoi thousands of students and other volunteers attended the launch ceremony. This was the 9th Earth Hour event held in Vietnam. Last year’s campaign saved 450,000kwh, 3...
Wednesday, March 15, 2017

Wednesday, March 15, 2017

B: We’d like to thank Gerry Newmann for his great gift, a book of English culture and traditions throughout the year. We like the book every much, Gerry. It’s a...
Wednesday, February 15, 2017

Wednesday, February 15, 2017

A: The traditional Vietnamese wedding is one of the most important ceremonies in Vietnamese culture with influences from Confucian and Buddhist ideology. It is a significant day not only for...
Solution to Vietnam’s agricultural development

Solution to Vietnam’s agricultural development

(VOVworld) – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc stressed the task of developing hi-tech agriculture when he launched an agricultural production project in Xuan Khe commune, Ha Nam province. He urged...
Wednesday, January 18, 2017

Wednesday, January 18, 2017

B: Ashik Eqbal Tokon of Bangladesh sent us an e-greeting card with pictures of Vietnamese Tet delicacies like watermelons, square sticky rice cakes, pork pie, and some other food. We...