Culture Rendezvous

24/03/2021

Birthday party on Zoom during COVID-19

(VOVWORLD) -With in-person parties completely off the table for many people this year, throwing a Zoom party that everyone actually wants to join is the best idea. You may have a bunch of questions about what to prepare, how to host, or what games to play during a Zoom party. Joe Fitzsimmons, an English language teacher and photographer, who just had his birthday party on Zoom, is here with us on our weekly Culture Rendezvous to answer some of our questions about having a party on Zoom.

11/03/2021

Nyepi Day in Bali or Bali Day of Silence

(VOVWORLD) - Once a year, the island of Bali completely shuts down for one day. This day, known as Nyepi, is unique to Bali and marks the first day of the New Year according to the Saka Balinese calendar. In today’s program, we’ll invite Made Vera, a Balinese graphic designer and lecturer of Institut Desain dan Bisnis Bali to tell us more about this most important Balinese holiday.

02/03/2021

Argentinian music, a hybrid of overlapping styles

(VOVWORLD) - In the previous edition of “Cultural Rendezvous”, Ana Schiller, a young Argentine native, gave us an overview of her motherland’s culture. Today we’ll continue talking with Ana Schiller, who is in Hanoi as part of a cultural exchange program, to learn more about Argentina, especially its music. Argentinian music includes, not just tango, but a wide variety of other music genres, dance styles, and traditional instruments.

22/02/2021

What is Argentina famous for?

(VOVWORLD) - What is Argentina famous for besides legendary football stars Diego Maradona and Lionel Messi. It depends on who you ask. Some people will rave about wine and delicious cuisine. Others may praise Argentina’s natural beauty. In this week’s “Cultural Rendezvous”, I will ask Ana Schiller, a young Argentine native who has been living in Hanoi for a year and a half under a cultural exchange program, about her country.

13/02/2021

Changes in China’s Spring Festival celebration

(VOVWORLD) - As in Vietnam, Spring Festival or Lunar New Year is the grandest festival and longest public holiday in China. During this period China is dominated by red lanterns, loud fireworks, massive banquets, and parades. In this week’s “Cultural Rendezvous”, Qing Duo, a young correspondent for China Radio International, will tell us how China’s Spring Festival celebration has changed in recent years with the development of China and the advent of the Internet.

09/02/2021

How Indonesia’s ‘minority within a minority’ celebrate Lunar New Year

(VOVWORLD) - Having breakfast together with 7 different kinds of vegetables on the first day of the lunar New Year is one of many traditions kept alive for many generations in Meidyana Rayana’s family, who are of Chinese descendants living in Indonesia. In today’s show, Meidyana Rayana from Jarkata, Indonesia, will share with us how Chinese Indonesian celebrate the lunar New Year, known locally as Imlek.

07/02/2021

Panama’s Heritage and Tradition “The Mola Handicraft”

(VOVWORLD) - Panama is rich in culture and traditions. Panama’s Guna people can are famous for the Mola blouses worn by their women. Six indigenous groups live in Panama. The best-known are the Guna because of the worldwide popularity of Molas.

02/02/2021

China’s Suzhou - “Venice of the East”

(VOVWORLD) - China’s Suzhou is one of the oldest cities in the Yangtze Basin dating back more than 2,500 years. As the Chinese saying states, "In heaven there is paradise; on earth are Suzhou and Hangzhou," Suzhou has become popular among Chinese people and foreigners alike from this perspective. In ancient times, Suzhou was a center of economic prosperity and cultural abundance. Let’s join Jason Liu, a blogger from Suzhou, to explore the city’s unique offerings for a once-in-a-lifetime experience.

25/01/2021

Israel’s Tu Bishvat – New Year for the trees

(VOVWORLD) - January 25 this year marks the Jewish holiday of Tu Bishvat – New Year for the trees – when early bloomers wake up from winter and nature lovers celebrate the season by planting tiny shoots at sites all over Israel. What better time than this, for stories about Tu Bishvat, the day that trees come of age, according to Jewish law. In today’s edition of Cultural Rendezvous, we’ll have Nguyen Thanh Dung, a Ph.D. candidate at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Israel, share with us some information about Tu Bishvat.

21/01/2021

Spanish Iberian ham, the world's most expensive cured meat

(VOVWORLD) - It’s said that some foods are so amazing that after trying them once, you know you’re hooked for life. Iberian ham is one of those foods. Irene Reguilón, a native of Spain and a lecturer at Vietnam National University in Hanoi, will explain why we should be eating this heavenly treat!