Wednesday October 25, 2017

Wednesday October 25, 2017

(VOVWORLD) - Hello and welcome to VOV’s Letter Box, a weekly feature dedicated to our listeners around the world
ARieu Ping celebration of the Pa Ko

ARieu Ping celebration of the Pa Ko

(VOVWORLD) -The Arieu Ping, which means exhumation, is the biggest celebration of the Pa Ko to show respect and piety of the living people for the deceased. The celebration also helps enhance...
Visiting Khmer pagodas in Soc Trang province

Visiting Khmer pagodas in Soc Trang province

(VOVWORLD) - Khmer pagodas host both religious ceremonies and non-religious cultural activities. Today we’ll visit some pagodas in Soc Trang province, which is home to a large population of...
Ex Market in Hanoi

Ex Market in Hanoi

(VOVWORLD) - Breakups are difficult and sometimes feel like the end of the world. For many people, nothing starts the healing process faster than immediately getting rid of all ex-related items. But rather than tossing...
Visiting historical relics in Quang Ngai

Visiting historical relics in Quang Ngai

(VOVWORLD) - Quang Ngai province in central Vietnam saw fierce fighting during the war. The province’s historical and cultural relics attract many tourists and are evidence of the local...
Bai choi performance in Hoi An

Bai choi performance in Hoi An

(VOVWORLD) - Bai choi is a type of folk art and folk game popular in Central Vietnam, particularly in Quang Nam province. Bai choi has played an important role in Hoi...
Hang pagoda on Ly Son island

Hang pagoda on Ly Son island

(VOVWORLD) - Ly Son is one of the most beautiful islands in Quang Ngai province. Blessed by nature, the island has several scenic spots. In this week’s Discovery Vietnam, we...
Dance your fingers with Macramé knots

Dance your fingers with Macramé knots

(VOVWORLD) - Recently in Hanoi, young people are creating more and more DIY workshops so that people can come to learn some new skills and experience a creative environment. One of those workshops is “Dance...
Rong house of the Xo Dang

Rong house of the Xo Dang

(VOVWORLD) - Visiting the Xo Dang ethnic minority group in the Central Highlands, tourists are most impressed by a huge Rong house built in the center of the village. It’s...
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...
Phu Luu village in Bac Ninh province

Phu Luu village in Bac Ninh province

(VOVworld) - Phu Luu, a village in Bac Ninh province, is famous for trading betel and areca, which used to be a specialty of the Vietnamese. Also known as Giau village or Giau market...
Son Tra Peninsula

Son Tra Peninsula

(VOVworld) – Son Tra Peninsula is considered a pearl island and a famous ecological and spiritual tourism site of Da Nang City. Lan Anh reports
Village well tells local spiritual life

Village well tells local spiritual life

(VOVworld) – The village banyan tree, water well, and communal house yard have long been icons of the Vietnamese village. A banyan tree gives shade and a village well provides water for the villagers’ daily...
Bringing hopes to cancer children

Bringing hopes to cancer children

(VOVworld) - As Tet, or Vietnamese Lunar New Year is just around the corner, many volunteer groups in Hanoi have launched activities in the hope of bringing people a festival of joy....