Wednesday May 18, 2016

Wednesday May 18, 2016

(VOVworld) - We’ve received a lovely postcard and letter from Marlene Sherburne of the US. She wrote: “I haven’t written to you in some time and wanted to send you this card...
Good publications revive a passion for books

Good publications revive a passion for books

(VOVworld)- Many people have returned to their reading habit thanks to the emergence of quality publications. A newly-released book generates in readers an excitement and passion
Action month for children aims to prevent injuries

Action month for children aims to prevent injuries

(VOVworld) - The 2016 action month for children will take place from June 1-30 in Hanoi under the motto “For safe lives, preventing accidents and injuries for children”. The municipal People’s...
Vietnam retains Standard & Poor's credit rating

Vietnam retains Standard & Poor's credit rating

(VOVworld) - Standard & Poor's credit rating for the country stands at BB-/B with stable outlook, unchanged from the rating announced in March 2015, according to the Vietnamese Ministry of...
Hong Phong Water Puppetry Troupe

Hong Phong Water Puppetry Troupe

(VOVworld)- Water puppetry is a typical artistic genre in the Red River Delta. It is closely associated with Vietnam’s wet rice civilization. Bo Duong village, Hong Phong commune, Hai...
Eradicating polio worldwide by 2018 is feasible

Eradicating polio worldwide by 2018 is feasible

(VOVworld) – The World Health Organization (WHO) has reported 7 poliomyelitis (polio) cases worldwide since the beginning of this year. Polio virus transmission is at its lowest rate in history. The...
Schooling opportunity for poor students

Schooling opportunity for poor students

(VOVworld) – On Thursday the Vietnam Children Protection Fund, the Ministry of Labor, Invalids, and Social Affairs, and the Bao Viet Life Insurance Corporation signed an agreement to provide bicycles and...
Charity work organized in Cambodia

Charity work organized in Cambodia

(VOVworld) – On Monday, the Ho Chi Minh city Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs, Pham Ngoc Thach medical university and Vietnam’s embassy in Cambodia provided free medical check-ups and...