Japan earthquake: death toll rises to 41

Japan earthquake: death toll rises to 41

(VOVworld) - Residents and officials are slowly trying to piece their lives back together after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit southern Japan's Kyushu Island early Saturday morning. At least 41 people...
Suicide bomb kills 31 people in Iraq

Suicide bomb kills 31 people in Iraq

(VOVworld) - At least 31 people were killed and 57 others were wounded by a suicide bomb at an Iraqi checkpoint in Northern Hilla, 95 kilometers south of Baghdad on Sunday
Truong Sa islanders good at rescue

Truong Sa islanders good at rescue

(VOVworld) – The waters around Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago in Khanh Hoa province lie on an important international maritime route running through the East Sea. This is also one of Vietnam’s traditional...
WB helps Vietnam improve safe dams

WB helps Vietnam improve safe dams

(VOVworld) – The World Bank Vietnam said on Wednesday that a credit support worth 415 million USD from the International Development Association has been approved to help Vietnam improve its dams’...
43 million Vietnamese escaped poverty

43 million Vietnamese escaped poverty

(VOVworld) – The government and the UN released a report saying that 43 million Vietnamese have been lifted out of poverty over the past 15 years. The report, released at a meeting to review...
Saudi Arabia arrests 431 IS suspects

Saudi Arabia arrests 431 IS suspects

(VOVworld) - Saudi Arabia said it has arrested 431 suspected Islamic State terrorists most of them are Saudi Arabian citizen. The country's interior ministry said that they have destroyed an organization which...