IMF to lower global growth forecast

IMF to lower global growth forecast

The International Monetary Fund, IMF, is set to cut its forecast for global growth next month when it updates its projections for the world economy
Vietnam, Kazakhstan enhance bilateral ties

Vietnam, Kazakhstan enhance bilateral ties

(VOVworld)- President Truong Tan Sang and his delegation began a two-day visit to Kazakhstan on Monday to strengthen the traditional friendship and multifaceted cooperation between the two countries. VOV...
Iraqi vice-president sentenced in absentia to death

Iraqi vice-president sentenced in absentia to death

Iraq’s fugitive Sunni vice-president Tareq al-Hashemi was sentenced on Sunday to death by hanging on charges he masterminded death squads against rivals in a terror trial that has fuelled sectarian tensions...
Quang Tri province develops offshore fishing fleet

Quang Tri province develops offshore fishing fleet

(VOVworld) – The central province of Quang Tri has provided offshore fishermen with long-wave communication facilities integrated with GPS devices under the Prime Minister’s decision on supporting offshore fishing operations and seafood production in...
Ha Long Bay of the old days

Ha Long Bay of the old days

(VOVworld) – VOVworld brings you several pictures featuring nature and people of Ha Long during the period from 1885-1953. Some of them have not been published before. On 27th April 2012,...
Hanoi focuses on FDI quality

Hanoi focuses on FDI quality

(VOVworld) - In the first quarter of 2012, Hanoi attracted 39 new Foreign Direct Investment projects with total registered capital of 120 million USD, a 2% increase in the number of projects...
Gold-leaf making craft in Kieu Ki

Gold-leaf making craft in Kieu Ki

(VOVworld) Located on the northern bank of the Red River, Kieu Ki is known as the only village in Vietnam still practicing the traditional craft of producing gold leaf. The...
2012 FDI projects attaching to the quality

2012 FDI projects attaching to the quality

(VOVworld) The Ministry of Planning and Investment reports that foreign direct investment attraction in Vietnam reached only 37.5 million USD last month due to the global recession. But domestic economists...
Eurozone approves a second bailout for Greece

Eurozone approves a second bailout for Greece

(VOVworld) – Eurozone finance ministers have agreed a second bailout for Greece to help the country slash its debt to 120.5 percent of gross domestic product. Chairman of the eurozone...
Greece’s debt crisis still acute

Greece’s debt crisis still acute

(VOVworld) Eurozone finance ministers met in Brussels on Monday to consider a deal on the second bailout for Greece worth 130 billion USD and a major write down of privately held Greek...