France Year in Vietnam begins

France Year in Vietnam begins

(VOV) - Vietnamese Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Hoang Tuan Anh and French Minister of Foreign Trade Nicole Bricq cut the red ribbon inaugurating the France Year in Vietnam at...
Wet rice cultivation of the Viet people

Wet rice cultivation of the Viet people

(VOVworld) – Of the 54 ethnic groups in Vietnam, it was the Viet people who settled in the Red River delta and engaged in wet rice cultivation. Through different stages of development...
Book festival opens in Hanoi

Book festival opens in Hanoi

(VOVworld) - Over 15,000 titles covering a wide variety of fields were introduced to readers during a book festival that took place in Hanoi over the past three days. The event...
Tough message prior to Nowruz

Tough message prior to Nowruz

(VOVworld)- Iranians are celebrating the beginning of their New Year, Nowruz, the first day of the Iranian month of Farvardin on the Persian calendar, with hopes for peace and stability....
UN passes sanctions against North Korea

UN passes sanctions against North Korea

The UN Security Council unanimously passed tougher sanctions Thursday against North Korea’s Thursday nuclear program, despite Pyongyang’s threats of a possible "preemptive nuclear attack
Japan – Vietnam Friendship year opens

Japan – Vietnam Friendship year opens

(VOVworld)-The Japanese Embassy in Vietnam opened the Japan-Vietnam Friendship Year on Friday, marking the 40th anniversary of diplomatic ties between Japan and Vietnam. Addressing the ceremony, Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister...
Visiting Da Lat

Visiting Da Lat

(VOVworld)- “ A misty city”, “A city of pine forest”, “A flowery city” , “A City of cheery blossoms”, and “A Paris miniature” are popular names that have been given to the central...
Vietnam-Japan Friendship Year kicks off

Vietnam-Japan Friendship Year kicks off

(VOVworld) – The Consulate General of Japan in Ho Chi Minh city held a ceremony on Wednesday to kick off Vietnam-Japan Friendship Year 2013, marking the 40th anniversary of bilateral...
February 27, 2013

February 27, 2013

Each week when we receive letters and emails from listeners around the world, we find that some of the listeners care about political issues in Vietnam while a majority are keenly interested in Vietnamese cultural, historical...
Vietnam Physician Day celebrated

Vietnam Physician Day celebrated

(VOVworld) – Activities are underway to celebrate Vietnam Physician Day on February 27th. The Health Ministry today/ on Tuesday held an exchange in Hanoi to pay tribute to physicians
Wooden head puppetry in Nam Dinh

Wooden head puppetry in Nam Dinh

(VOVworld) - The northern province of Nam Dinh is known as the cradle of Vietnamese water puppetry with famous puppetry villages like Rach village and Chua villages. But very few people know...