A: Radio listeners around the world are celebrating Radio Day February 13. Chinmoy Mahato, President of the Guide International Listeners Club in India wrote: “We are going to celebrate World Radio Day on February 13 in our club. On this occasion, we have arranged a big Radio Exhibition and a Listeners’ Conference.” B: It’s so great to be informed about radio listeners clubs’ activities to mark Radio Day, Chinmoy. We wish your event great success. We’d like to welcome Anamdarshi Masih of India to VOV. We’ll send you our frequency list and program schedule to make it easier for you to follow our broadcasts. We look forward to hearing from you frequently.A: In an email to VOV, Shivendu Paul, President of the Metali Listeners’ Club wrote: “Season’s greetings and best wishes for the New Year 2018 and coming World Radio Day 2018 to all staff and listeners of Voice of Vietnam. Thank you for sending souvenir items for our World … [Read more...] about Wednesday 31 January, 2018
January 2018 calendar
Wednesday January 10, 2018
B: Vassilis Spiliopoulos of Greece emailed us on January 7 to say “This is the first reception report I send this year! I listened to Voice of Vietnam at 7280 khz at 19:54 UTC. Very nice Vietnamese music! And good propagation with some noise. SINPO is 44454.”A: Eddy Prabowo of Indonesia reported listening to a program on January 6 on the frequency of 7315 kHz. He rated SINPO at 43444. He logged in to our channel via webSDR SC- Brazil, and monitored in Jakarta, Indonesia, using an Android smartphone. He noted: “Strong signal strength. Found minor atmospheric noise and minor fading, the audio relatively disturbed by a co-channel of a Chinese station in the background.”B: I’m reading an email from Richard Nowak of the US. He wrote “best wishes for a Healthy, Happy and Prosperous New Year! I enjoyed the show on January 8 on 7315 kHz listening with a Hallicrafters S-40A hooked up to an outdoor active loop mounted at 6 meters. Reception was 35333, decent … [Read more...] about Wednesday January 10, 2018
Art & Entertainment Headlines January 14
Indian, Vietnam children paint closer relations Consul Deepak Mittal, who was keenly interested in the paintings, said he was surprised by Vietnamese children's knowledge about Indian culture. "The flag, dress, skin colour, beautiful landscape of India have been depicted vividly in their paintings," he said. "I am impressed. Many of them have not visited India before, but the Taj Mahal has been featured well in their paintings." India and Vietnam enjoy civilisational links and spiritual bonds of friendship over centuries. The outstanding works by the children have amply brought out the strong solidarity between the two countries, he said. The Consul added the best works will be used for desk calendars and be shown at an exhibition to be organised soon. At the event, a permanent "India Corner" with materials and books on Indian culture was set up. It is equipped with a computer to provide Vietnamese youth information on various facets of the South Asian nation. The contest was … [Read more...] about Art & Entertainment Headlines January 14
Wednesday January 3, 2018
A: Welcome to the very first Letter Box of 2018 on VOV. We wish you all the best for the New Year and hope to receive more feedback from you, our dear listeners from across the world. B: This week, we received more New Year greetings from our listeners. Radhakrishna Pillai Thekkadth of India wrote: “My congrats to you and the entire team of Voice of Vietnam English Section for the remarkable and thrilling programs and colorful and informative web pages during 2017. There were many enjoyable programs from VOV last year. Your news, Current Affairs, Letter Box, Music Show, Village Life, Sunday show and Colorful Vietnam segments are informative. Your programs and web pages give me a deeper insight into Vietnam. Voice of Vietnam is doing a wonderful job. Please keep up the excellent work. I would like to hear about new competitions and contests at VOV. I would like to suggest a new program or 2018 called “How beautiful Vietnam is” which will feature the culture, … [Read more...] about Wednesday January 3, 2018
First meteor shower of 2018 peaks on morning of Jan. 4
Astronomer Dang Vu Tuan Son, VACA president, said sky gazers will be able to see as many as 50 meteors pass every hour at the peak of the shower through the night of January 3 and into the early morning of January 4.He advised that the best time to watch the Quadrantids meteor shower will be around 2am on the morning of January 4. Experts recommend that star gazers find a spot away from the lights of the city and high-rise buildings to give themselves the best chance of seeing the Quadrantids meteor shower.A disadvantage for viewers in Vietnam is that the meteor shower will take place on November 18 of the lunar month calendar and strong moonlight will obscure the meteors. In the northern region, weather conditions are forecast to be cloudy, lessening the chances of viewers to see a spectacular meteor display. … [Read more...] about First meteor shower of 2018 peaks on morning of Jan. 4