Letter Box

01/01/2015

VOV President’s New Year Greetings

Dear VOV listeners! People in Vietnam and around the world are welcoming in a new year with new hopes. In the context of complicated global political, security, and economic developments, Vietnam has been able to stabilize its macro-economy, contain inflation, ensure social security, and strengthen national defense. Thanks to the government’s resolute measures, in 2014 inflation was controlled, the Consumer Price Index increased just 4.09%, and economic growth was 5.98%.

25/12/2014

Wednesday, December 24, 2014

A: Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Well, the Christmas atmosphere is really exciting now, not only in the streets and shopping centers but also in work places- even VOV’s studio.

19/12/2014

Wednesday December 17, 2014

(VOVworld) - This week we got a letter from Denis Ironman of England, whose last letter to us was back in 1971. We’re happy to welcome you back after 45 years. Wow, such a long time! Most of the people who worked here at that time have retired.

11/12/2014

Wednesday, December 10, 2014

In addition to the exquisite landscape, music, and cuisine, Bia hoi (draught beer) is another attraction in Vietnam. Trying Bia hoi in the Old Quarter of Hanoi or tasting Western-style beer at brewery houses is an unforgettable Vietnamese experience.

05/12/2014

Wednesday December 3, 2014

(VOVworld) - Many listeners told us that they were impressed by last week’s Discovery Vietnam report about the Cuc Phuong national park. Bhaikan Hazarika of India wrote: “Your information about this national park was really very informative and helpful. I enjoyed it very much.”

28/11/2014

Wednesday, November 26, 2014

The traditional Vietnamese wedding is one of the most important ceremonies in Vietnamese culture with influence from Confucian and Buddhist ideologies. In Vietnam, as in many other countries, an engagement ceremony occurs from a week to half a year or so before the wedding. In the past, most marriages were arranged by the parents. The bride and groom met for the first time on the day of their engagement. However, in the last few decades, Vietnamese women and men have begun to choose their own marriage partners.

21/11/2014

Wednesday November 19, 2014

(VOVworld) - It’s getting colder in Hanoi as we are at the beginning of winter. The average temperature these days is 25DC during the day and 20DC at night. As the season changes, warm, humid days alternate with cold days, making it easy for people, especially children, to catch a cold with annoying symptoms like coughing and a running nose.

13/11/2014

Wednesday November 12, 2014

(VOVworld) - This week we received letters from several listeners who haven’t written to us for quite a long time. Stephen Hogan sent us a warm spring greeting from the town of Glen Innes in Australia, where spring fever is taking over the state of New South Wales.

07/11/2014

Wednesday, November 5, 2014

This week, we’d like to talk about Tet, Vietnam’s traditional lunar New Year festival. It is the most important celebration in Vietnam. Tết celebrates the arrival of spring based on the Vietnamese lunar calendar, which usually falls in the month of January or February. This year, Tet festival will begin on February 18- New Year’s Eve. The first day of the new lunar year will be February 19.

30/10/2014

Wednesday, October 29, 2014

The Vietnamese Ao Dai (traditional long dress) has graced the world’s catwalks, acclaimed for its elegant appearance and its softness and lightness. The beauty of the traditional long dress rests on hand-made silk from traditional craft villages throughout the country. Vietnamese designers are using home-spun materials to wow fashion circles in Paris and Milan.