The Empire State Building (C) turns off its lights during Earth Hour. Landmarks around the globe were plunged into darkness for the annual Earth Hour campaign, leading a global effort to raise awareness about climate change New York's Empire State Building, the Eiffel Tower in Paris, and the Sydney Opera House were plunged into darkness for the annual Earth Hour campaign, leading a global effort to raise awareness about climate change.In a twist to this year's Earth Hour, Dutch astronaut Andre Kuipers was to observe from the International Space Station countries around the world turn off the lights for 60 minutes from 8:30 pm local time and post photos. From Sydney's sparkling harbor to Egypt's Tahrir Square, and huge neon billboards that normally light up New York's Times Square, thousands of cities and businesses opted to go dark across some 150 countries and territories. "Let us stand together to make of our world a sustainable source for our future as humanity on this planet," … [Read more...] about Lights go off around globe for Earth Hour DTiNews
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Wednesday December 19, 2012
A: This week, we were very happy to receive season’s greetings from our listeners. We would like to thank David Beynon of England, W.C. van Hoolwerff of the Netherlands, Christer Brunstrom of Sweden, Abdulkarim Ahmed Ali of Libya, Bablor Rashid of Bangladesh, and Fumito Hokamura of Japan, for your warm sentiments for the VOV staff. We also wish you and your families a merry Christmas and happy New Year. We hope to have your continuing support and feedback to help us improve our program. B: Christer Brunstrom of Halmstad, Sweden, said that after a week of very cold and snowy weather, they’ve had some slight rain which has somewhat diminished the snow cover. In Vietnam, we rarely have snow because we are much closer to the equator than Sweden is. But we can understand your feelings about having warmer days in the freezing cold winter. Here in northern Vietnam, winter arrived and we, too, are experiencing rains and colder days, with temperatures fluctuating around 20DC. … [Read more...] about Wednesday December 19, 2012
Wednesday, May 6, 2015
Hello and welcome to VOV’s Letter Box, a weekly feature dedicated to our listeners throughout the world. We are Mai Phuong and Ngoc Huyen. A: First on our show today, we’d like to thank you all for your greetings on Vietnam’s national reunification. Rasheed Naz of Pakistan wrote: “Happy reunification day of Vietnam 2015. I’m a new regular listener of the English Service of VOV. I like your program. All programs are informative and interesting. Letter Box is the best program. I and my club members are also interested in VOV’s 2015 contest “What do you know about Vietnam?” B: Thank you Rasheed Naz. We hope to receive more feedback from you. VOV’s “What do you know about Vietnam?” contest continues to draw great attention of listeners worldwide. A: The English Section, the Overseas Vietnamese and Chinese Sections have received a lot of entries. Mister Najimuddin, the President of International DX, India’s Radio … [Read more...] about Wednesday, May 6, 2015
Gunmen storm Tunisian museum, kill 17 foreign tourists
Gunmen wearing military uniforms stormed Tunisia's national museum on Wednesday, killing 17 foreign tourists and two Tunisians in one of the worst militant attacks in a country that had largely escaped the region's "Arab Spring" turmoil. Five Japanese as well as visitors from Italy, Poland and Spain were among the dead in the noon assault on Bardo museum inside the heavily guarded parliament compound in central Tunis, Prime Minister Habib Essid said. "They just started opening fire on the tourists as they were getting out of the buses ... I couldn't see anything except blood and the dead," the driver of a tourist coach told journalists at the scene. Scores of visitors fled into the museum and the militants - who authorities did not immediately link to any extremist group - took hostages inside, officials said. Security forces entered around two hours later, killed two militants and freed the captives, a government spokesman said. A police officer died in the operation. The attack … [Read more...] about Gunmen storm Tunisian museum, kill 17 foreign tourists
Ancient Egyptian City Goes on Display
Marina, in Egypt, is a city best known as a resort for the rich and famous members of Egyptian society. The exclusive tourist mecca also happens to have a very illustrious past and this month is unveiling to the public a set of ruins that were part of an ancient port city named Leukaspis that was mostly destroyed in a tsunami in the 4th century A.D. The city was nearly forgotten until the 1980s when construction for the resorts unearthed the ruins. Marina, in Egypt, is a city best known as a resort for the rich and famous members of Egyptian society. The exclusive tourist mecca also happens to have a very illustrious past and this month is unveiling to the public a set of ruins that were part of an ancient port city named Leukaspis that was mostly destroyed in a tsunami in the 4th century A.D. The city was nearly forgotten until the 1980s when construction for the resorts unearthed the ruins. After 25 of excavation, the ruins are now open to the public and display what is left of a … [Read more...] about Ancient Egyptian City Goes on Display