Women’s role in social development

Women’s role in social development

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnamese women have participated in all social activities while ensuring housework. In the rapid and sustainable social development and global integration, women will continue to promote their potential in...
Whole nation lends a helping hand to the poor

Whole nation lends a helping hand to the poor

(VOVWORLD) - Prior to the “Day for the Poor” and “Month for the Poor, the Vietnam Fatherland Front, ministries, and sectors have launched activities to acknowledge models for escaping poverty and encouraging businesses...
Vietnam’s poor households drop 1.6% in two years

Vietnam’s poor households drop 1.6% in two years

(VOVWORLD) - The national target program on sustainable poverty reduction from 2016 to 2020 has reached the halfway point. So far 38 communes have escaped from disadvantaged conditions and completed new...
Vietnam marks 38th World Food Day

Vietnam marks 38th World Food Day

(VOVWORLD) - A ceremony marking the 38th World Food Day and the 40th anniversary of the FAO’s operation in Vietnam took place in Hanoi on Tuesday
Zero Hunger: Our actions today are our future tomorrow

Zero Hunger: Our actions today are our future tomorrow

(VOVWORLD) - Just three years ago, in September 2015, all United Nations Member States approved the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The eradication of hunger and all forms of malnutrition (Sustainable Development Goal number...
Wednesday October 10,  2018

Wednesday October 10, 2018

(VOVWORLD) - This week we received correspondence from new listeners. W. Murdock picked up VOV’s program on 7315khz in Clarksdale, Mississippi, the US. He listened to our program on software-defined...
US to close Consulate in Iraq

US to close Consulate in Iraq

(VOVWORLD) - The US State Department announced on Friday that it has decided to place its consulate in the Iraqi city of Basra on "ordered departure," citing increasing security threats from...
Mid-Autumn Festival celebrated in localities

Mid-Autumn Festival celebrated in localities

(VOVWORLD) - National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan joined some 1,000 children in Hanoi at a programme held by Hanoi’s People’s Committee to celebrate the Mid-Autumn...
Vietnam’s poverty rate continues to drop

Vietnam’s poverty rate continues to drop

(VOVWORLD) - As of the end of 2017, the percentage of poor households and near poor households in Vietnam had fallen to 12%, down 1% against the previous year, according to...