(VOVWORLD) - Among the more than 360 letters and emails we received from listeners in 36 countries and territories this week, we’d like to acknowledge correspondence from Bidhan Chandra Sanyal of India, who listens to our broadcast frequently and sends regular feedback to VOV.

(VOVWORLD) - We’re very moved to have received a lot of congratulatory messages for the Vietnamese sports delegation’s victory at the 32nd SEA Games in Cambodia.

(VOVWORLD) -First and foremost, we’d like to send out a big thanks to all of our faithful listeners for your much appreciated salutations and show of support to the Vietnamese athletes for their most impressive success at the 32nd Southeast Asian Games or SEA Games in Cambodia which concluded on Wednesday.

(VOVWORLD) - Last week we received over 320 letters, emails, and phone calls from listeners in 34 countries and territories. We’re very glad that we have new listeners every day.

(VOVWORLD) - Over the past few weeks, the English Service of VOVWorld has received letters, emails, and feedback from our long-time listeners, who began listening to VOV in the 1970s or 1980s and have been following VOV since then.

(VOVWORLD) - This week VOVWORLD received 448 letters and phone calls from listeners in 35 countries and territories. Many of them were from regular listeners who send us reception reports on a weekly basis.

(VOVWORLD) - Lotus flowers have an important place in the Vietnamese spirit and culture. Vietnamese people consider the lotus a symbol of beauty overcoming darkness. Lotus symbolizes purity, serenity, commitment, and optimism because it grows in muddy water and rises above the surface to bloom with exquisite beauty.

(VOVWORLD) - This week we’ve got a letter from Gunnar Green of Sweden, who first wrote to VOV in 1969. In his latest letter he enclosed a copy of a VOV QSL card issued on May 26, 1969, from VOV’s headquarters at 58 Quan Su street.

(VOVWORLD) - First on our show today, we’d like to welcome Ding Lu of China, who reported listening to the Voice of Vietnam from 19:00 to 19:27 UTC on April 4 on the frequencies of 9730 khz and 11885 khz.

(VOVWORLD) - Dear listeners, in your emails to VOV, please share with us some details about your country’s weather, land, culture and people. We’re eager to read about those things in addition to your usual feedback and comment about our programing.