Voice of Vietnam 2025 contest Winners' names announced on August 13, 2025. The Voice of Vietnam (VOV) proudly revealed the much-anticipated results of its global contest “What Do You Know About Vietnam?”. This year’s edition attracted enthusiastic participation from listeners in 32 countries and territories. Contestants included members of international radio clubs in Indonesia, India, Pakistan, and the overseas Vietnamese community.
After a careful selection process, the jury awarded prizes in multiple categories. Below is a summary of the official results.
📊 Analysis of Voice of Vietnam 2025 contest Winners
The results of the VOV 2025 contest highlight the wide reach of the Voice of Vietnam across different language services.
- English Service stood out strongly with winners from Romania, Bangladesh, and India. This proves the global popularity of VOV English among both European and South Asian listeners.
- Indonesian Service once again showed its vibrant audience. It not only produced a top prize winner but also the youngest contestant, just 12 years old.
- Japanese Service secured a top prize, reflecting the loyalty of listeners in Japan, further supported by the Vietnamese Association in Kansai winning the largest club participation award.
- Chinese Service gained two consolation prizes, confirming strong engagement from Chinese listeners.
- Spanish Service had a remarkable presence. It produced the oldest contestant from Cuba and an impressive entry winner from Peru, showing the program’s reach across Latin America.
- French, German, Lao, Russian, and Thai Services each contributed one consolation prize, proving their dedicated listener base continues to thrive.
- Vietnamese Service (Overseas) was represented by a Vietnamese listener in Japan, showing how the overseas Vietnamese community maintains close ties through VOV.
- Cambodian Service achieved recognition through an impressive entry prize, emphasizing VOV’s cultural role in Southeast Asia.
This service-wise distribution reflects VOV’s unique strength: it does not just speak to Vietnam, but to the whole world. Each service builds bridges with its own audience, and together they create a global community united by radio.
🏆 Voice of Vietnam 2025 contest Top Prizes – Trip to Vietnam (5 Days / 4 Nights)
- Indonesian Program – Mr. Rudy Hartono (Indonesia)
- English Program – Mr. Vicentiu Daniel Gheorghe (Romania)
- Japanese Program – Mr. Oikawa Kazuaki (Japan)
🎁 Consolation Prizes – Special Gifts from Vietnam
- German Program – Mr. Andreas Fessler (Germany)
- English Program – Mr. Ashik Eqbal (Bangladesh)
- English Program – Mr. Rabi Sankar Bosu (India)
- Thai Program – Mr. Ratchapol Ploythet (Thailand)
- French Program – Mr. Paul Jamet (France)
- Chinese Program – Mr. Fan Hong Jie (China)
- Chinese Program – Mr. Liu Wei (China)
- Lao Program – Mr. Phetsavan Sixanone (Laos)
- Russian Program – Mr. Nikolay Prigodich (Belarus)
- Vietnamese Program – Ms. Lê Thương (Vietnamese in Japan)
🌟 Impressive Entry Prizes of the Voice of Vietnam 2025 contest
- Spanish Program – Mr. Johnny Antonio Ramírez López (Peru)
- Cambodian Program – Mr. Uch Leang (Cambodia)
👶 Youngest Contestant Prize
- Indonesian Program – Andika Arga Nugraha (Indonesia, 12 years old)
👴 Oldest Contestant Prize
- Spanish Program – Mr. Ezequiel Hernandez Gómez (Cuba, 87 years old)
👥 Prize for the Largest Participating Organization
- Vietnamese Association in Kansai, Japan – 51 members
A Celebration of Global Friendship
The Voice of Vietnam 2025 contest once again proved the power of radio in connecting people worldwide. It was not only about knowledge of Vietnam but also about strengthening cultural ties.
As one of the winners from Bangladesh, I feel honored to be among this global family of passionate listeners. The recognition highlights how shortwave radio continues to build bridges across borders, languages, and generations.
The organizing board has confirmed that all winners will receive their awards soon. In addition, every contestant will get a certificate of participation. Details of the awards ceremony will be announced later.
Congratulations to all the winners, and heartfelt thanks to Voice of Vietnam for keeping this tradition alive.