Boney M, Smokie member to perform in Hanoi

Boney M, Smokie member to perform in Hanoi

(VOVworld) - Disco band Boney M and Chris Norman, former lead singer of the Smokie band, will perform in Hanoi this October. The German disco band and singer are expected to arrive in...
Promoting the Cham culture

Promoting the Cham culture

(VOVworld) – Vietnam’s Cham ethnic culture is being challenged by globalization and international integration. A recent workshop organized by the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism and An Giang province...
Joint efforts to ease the pain of Agent Orange/dioxin

Joint efforts to ease the pain of Agent Orange/dioxin

(VOVworld) – In war time, the Vietnamese government ordered the army and the public health care system to provide treatments to those who were exposed to toxic chemicals. When Vietnam was unified in April 1975...
Dealing with AO/dioxin effects in Vietnam

Dealing with AO/dioxin effects in Vietnam

(VOVworld) – The American army’s chemical warfare in Vietnam severely damaged Vietnam’s ecology. 4.8 million Vietnamese have been exposed Agent Orange/ Dioxin of whom 3 million are directly affected by...
Khmer culture introduced in Hanoi

Khmer culture introduced in Hanoi

(VOVworld) – Several cultural events are running at the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism in Hanoi until August 31 that depict ethnic Khmer people’s lives in southern Vietnam...
North Korea launches ballistic missile

North Korea launches ballistic missile

(VOVworld) – On Wednesday according to South Korea’s Yonhap news agency, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said North Korea launched a ballistic missile into eastern waters from its western...
Wedding custom of the Nung

Wedding custom of the Nung

(VOVworld) - In the past a Nung marriage was arranged by the parents. Over the years, some of their backward customs have evolved and now Nung adolescents are allowed to date...