How the Swedish celebrate Lucia Day?

How the Swedish celebrate Lucia Day?

(VOVWORLD) - The annual candlelit Lucia procession on December 13 is one of the more exotic Swedish customs, with girls and boys clad in white full-length gowns singing songs together. When the 400-year...
Wednesday December 18, 2019

Wednesday December 18, 2019

(VOVWORLD) - Christmas is coming. We have received many Christmas and New Year’s Greetings from our listeners. Enrique Fernandez sent a Season’s Greeting card to the Director and staff of VOV’s English...
Fire dance of Red Dao in Dien Bien province

Fire dance of Red Dao in Dien Bien province

(VOVWORLD) - Dien Bien province is home to about 6,000 Dao people of the Red Dao, Dao Quan Chet, and Dao Khau branches. The Dao observe many religious and cultural ceremonies and festivals...
US Baby shower party

US Baby shower party

(VOVWORLD) - A baby shower is a way to celebrate the expected or delivered birth of a child by presenting gifts to the mother at a party. The term shower is often assumed to mean that the expectant...
Wednesday February 26, 2019

Wednesday February 26, 2019

(VOVWORLD) - I’m reading a letter from American listener John Rutledge, who is living in the US. It’s such a long time since his last letter to VOV. John said:...
Truong Sa island district enjoys a cozy Tet

Truong Sa island district enjoys a cozy Tet

(VOVWORLD) - Unlike the mainland, Truong Sa island district in Khanh Hoa province usually welcome the Lunar New Year a bit early when ships cross the sea to bring Tet gifts...
Tet gifts warm up Truong Sa islanders’ hearts

Tet gifts warm up Truong Sa islanders’ hearts

(VOVWORLD) -A ship carrying naval forces and journalists from Vietnam’s mainland has docked at Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago, delivering gifts to islanders in the lead-up to the Lunar New Year festival...
Wednesday January 2, 2019

Wednesday January 2, 2019

(VOVWORLD) - Happy New Year! Welcome to the first Letter Box of 2019. Thank you all for your New Year’s wishes for VOV’s staff. Prithwiraj Purkayastha of India said: “Wishing you all a Happy and Prosperous...
Peach blossoms bloom early before Tet

Peach blossoms bloom early before Tet

(VOVWORLD) - With over one month to go before the Lunar New Year Festival (Tet), many peach blossoms bloom early in several gardens at Nhat Tan flower village in Hanoi, causing...
Front leader extends Christmas greetings

Front leader extends Christmas greetings

(VOVWORLD) - Chairman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee Tran Thanh Man and on Friday sent seasonal greetings to Christian dignitaries and followers on the occasion of the upcoming Christmas
Voluntary activities connect community

Voluntary activities connect community

(VOVWORLD) - In recent years, volunteer activities have become more diverse and widespread, helping disadvantaged people across Vietnam ease their burdens
Wednesday July 18,2018

Wednesday July 18,2018

(VOVWORLD) - Welcome to the Letter Box, our weekly feature dedicated to our listeners around the world
1,500 people perform Yoga in Hanoi

1,500 people perform Yoga in Hanoi

(VOVWORLD) -Some 1,500 people joined a Yoga performance at the Hanoi Gymnasium on June 16, to mark the International Yoga Day, which falls on June 21