(VOVworld) – There are about 8,000 folk festivals in Vietnam, most of them taking place in spring from the first to the fourth lunar month. Almost all the villages hold festivals. Typical festivities include the...
(VOVworld) – On November 8, 2013 the UNESCO General Conference’s 37th session in Paris issued a resolution honoring great Vietnamese poet Nguyen Du and other international cultural figures. Vietnam...
(VOVworld) – A classroom named after President Ho Chi Minh has made its debut at the Labor and Social Relations Institute in Moscow where exhibits of photos, magazines, newspapers, and videos about President...
(VOV) - The UNESCO General Conference’s 37th session in Paris has issued a resolution honouring great Vietnamese poet Nguyen Du and other international cultural figureheads
(VOVworld) – In his revolutionary career, President Ho Chi Minh wrote many historic documents and famous works, including a collection of poems called “Prison diary”. The work is a self-portrait in...
(VOVworld) – Phu Luu, a village in Bac Ninh province, is home to many historical relics sites. The area has been urbanized, yet still retains cultural traditions
(VOVworld) – The “Nang Xuan” or “Spring Sun” magazine and the website of the Hanoi Disabled People Association have become sources of encouragement for people with disabilities in Hanoi
Some of our listeners from Japan and India are interested in old Vietnamese stories and poems. We’d like to introduce you to The tale of Kiều, the great epic...
(VOVworld) – The book “Vietnam - the land of Dragons and Fairies” by Russian author Daria Mishukova was introduced to Vietnamese readers in Hanoi early this month. Mishukova herself translated...
(VOVworld) – A book in Russian entitled “When the first Vietnamese enters the Kremlin” by author Vu Ky was introduced in Russia on Sunday to mark the 90th anniversary of...
(VOVworld) - Journalist Tran Van Ky is deputy head of the Khmer ethnic language program of the Voice of Vietnam’s Mekong River delta Bureau. Ky was one of the founders...
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(VOVworld)- Epic poems have played an important role in the cultural lives of Central Highland’s people for centuries. But they are now on the verge of falling into oblivion. Only few...
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(VOVworld) – Historian Le Thanh Khoi and Vietnamese studies researcher Philippe Langlet have each received the Phan Chau Trinh award, which honors outstanding scholars in education, cultural research, Vietnamese studies, and...
These days, the atmosphere of the traditional Lunar New Year, Tet, floods Vietnam. Vietnamese people, both inside and outside the country, are busy preparing for Tet, the biggest celebration of the year...
This week, we received lots of letters and emails from listeners around the world with many questions about Vietnam. Thank you for the love you send to us. First, we’d...
VOVworld)- Forty five Forty-five calligraphic works featuring the late President Ho Chi Minh’s famous collection of poems, “Prison Diary,” are on display at an exhibition which opened in...
(VOVworld)- The Vietnam Arts and Literature Association in Russia held its 4th Congress in Moscow on Saturday
(VoVoworld) – Over the past 70 years, “Adventures of a Cricket", written by To Hoai, has become a close friend of many generations of Vietnamese children. Every sentence, every paragraph, and every image...