NATO Summit focuses on Afghanistan conflict

NATO Summit focuses on Afghanistan conflict

(VOVWORLD) - The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) pledged to extend financial help to the Afghan army until 2024, officials said on Wednesday at the 2-day NATO Summit in Brussels
British PM pushes forward Brexit plan

British PM pushes forward Brexit plan

(VOVWORLD) - British Prime Minister Theresa May insists that Brexit will still happen in an orderly and smooth fashion after 2 more of her cabinet officials, Conservative vice chairs Ben Bradley and...
Longevity celebration of the Nung in Bac Giang

Longevity celebration of the Nung in Bac Giang

(VOVWORLD) -The Vietnamese have a tradition of worshipping their ancestors to honor their predecessors’ merit. But the Nung people of Bac Giang province don’t worship the deceased. Instead, they...
37 dead, 50 missing as heavy floods hit Japan

37 dead, 50 missing as heavy floods hit Japan

(VOVWORLD) - Japanese authority announced on Saturday that at least 37 people were dead and more than 50 people missing in heavy rains that lashed western Japan, triggering landslides and flooding...
New EU president faces challenges

New EU president faces challenges

(VOVWORLD) - Austria assumed the rotating EU presidency on July 1. In its 6-month term, the government of Prime Minister Sebastian Kurz will have to make important decisions on uniting or...
UN cuts peacekeeping budget

UN cuts peacekeeping budget

(VOVWORLD) -UN members on Sunday agreed to a peacekeeping budget of just under 6.7 billion USD, about 600 million less than last year
RCEP ministerial talks begin in Tokyo

RCEP ministerial talks begin in Tokyo

(VOVWORLD) - Ministers from 16 Asia-Pacific nations on Sunday began talks in Tokyo aimed at forging the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) amid increasing tensions caused by protectionism
Community-based cultural tourism village in Ha Giang

Community-based cultural tourism village in Ha Giang

(VOVWORLD) - Ha Giang province has developed community-based cultural tourism villages to preserve the culture of local ethnic groups, including the village of the Tay ethnic people in Lam Dong commune. The...
Iraq hunts down IS militants

Iraq hunts down IS militants

(VOVWORLD) -Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi Thursday ordered operations to hunt down Islamic State militants in central Iraq after recent attacks and abductions carried out by the terrorist group