(VOVworld) – The European Parliament (EP) has approved bans on trawling below 800m in EU waters. The ban, setting a worldwide precedent, will help to protect vulnerable deep-sea marine ecosystems...
(VOVworld)- UN Secretary-General-designate Antonio Guterres has vowed to reform the UN system to better support global efforts to maintain world peace, promote development and combat climate change. Guterres, a former Portuguese...
(VOVworld) – Former Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Guterres was sworn in Monday as Secretary-General of the United Nations, becoming the ninth UN chief in the body’s 71-year history
(VOVworld) - Chief nuclear negotiators from South Korea, the United States and Japan say they will meet this week to discuss measures to deal with increasing nuclear threats from Pyongyang
(VOVworld) – South Korea’s Acting President Hwang Kyo-ahn called for tight security amid rising political uncertainties after the National Assembly on Friday passed an impeachment motion against President Park...
(VOVworld) - North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un commanded a large scale military drill, the state media KCNA reported on Sunday. The drill was aimed at "destroying specified targets of the enemy,...
(VOVworld) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe agreed on Friday to the last part of unilateral sanctions against North Korea for its 5th nuclear test in September
(VOVworld) – South Korea’s acting President Hwang Kyo-ahn delivered an address on Friday to reassure the public
(VOVworld) – The UN Security Council has approved its toughest sanctions yet against North Korea for conducting banned nuclear tests. Analysts hope the sanctions are harsh enough to pressure Pyongyang into...
(VOVworld) - Iraqi security forces on Saturday fought Islamic State militants near the city of Mosul and liberated four villages, while the troops repelled two IS attacks in south and west...
(VOVworld) - Spanish authorities said 92 migrants traveling in five makeshift boats were rescued off Spain's coast on Saturday, as an increasing number of migrants seek to reach Europe via...
(VOVworld) - China on Friday said that it has constantly opposed to any country's unilateral sanctions against other nations, which are over and above those specified in UN Security Council...
(VOVworld) - The United Nations Security Council unanimously voted Wednesday to impose a new round of economic sanctions against North Korea for its September 9 nuclear test
(VOVworld) - Japan and China have agreed to work toward a trilateral summit with South Korea, despite the political scandal in Seoul. The agreement was reached at a meeting between Japanese Deputy...
(VOVworld) - The first US commercial flight to Cuba's capital since 1961 landed in Havana on Tuesday. The American Airlines flight departed from Miami, Florida and the next flight is scheduled to...
(VOVworld) - President-elect Donald Trump said on Monday that the US will quit the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal on his first day in office
(VOVworld) – Vietnam National University-Ho Chi Minh City was listed among the top 150 universities in Asia by the QS university rankings in June. The university is also the first...
(VOVworld) – Thousands of Buddhists held a weekend joint prayer at Soewondo Air Force Base in Medan, North Sumatra, for peace and tolerance in Indonesia, amid rising religious tensions across the...
(VOVworld) – US President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel agreed that the two countries need to maintain the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations
(VOVworld)- Heavy fighting between government forces and rebels in north and west Yemen has left 51 dead, as new peace efforts appeared to stumble