US underlines rules-based maritime order

US underlines rules-based maritime order

(VOVWORLD) -The United States has reaffirmed its rejection of China’s expansive maritime claims in the South China Sea (called the East Sea in Vietnam), backing a policy shift...
Respect for rule of law in East Sea

Respect for rule of law in East Sea

(VOVWORLD) - A Group of Friends of the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of Sea (UNCLOS), an initiative Vietnam and Germany launched in New York recently, has been welcomed by UN member countries. This...
G20 warns of threats to global recovery

G20 warns of threats to global recovery

(VOVWORLD) - An upsurge in new coronavirus variants and poor access to vaccines in developing countries threaten the global economic recovery, finance ministers of the world’s 20 largest economies warned...
US calls on G20 to step up climate action

US calls on G20 to step up climate action

(VOVWORLD) - US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Friday called on her G20 counterparts meeting in Venice to take urgent action to decarbonize the global economy and tackle climate change
Southeast Asia feels force of Delta variant

Southeast Asia feels force of Delta variant

(VOVWORLD) - Having escaped the worst when the coronavirus pandemic erupted last year, Southeast Asia is now suffering record rises in deaths and cases, while vaccination shortfalls and highly contagious variants have...
Most UK troops leave Afghanistan

Most UK troops leave Afghanistan

(VOVWORLD) - UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Thursday that most UK troops have left Afghanistan almost 20 years after the UK and other Western countries sent troops there