(VOVworld) - Three bomb attacks in Brussels this week made tragically real the threat from a new generation of IS (Islamic State) jihadist extremism. The IS has claimed responsibility for the...
(VOVworld) – Athens asked EU for 480 million euros ($534 million) in emergency funds to cope with the influx of 100,000 refugees
(VOVwortld) – Vietnam’s exports of agro-forestry products in the first two months of 2016 increased 4.2 billion USD, up 5.5% from last year. Major export items included rice, coffee, tea,...
(VOVworld) – US President Barack Obama submitted a new plan to close Guantanamo to the US Congress on Tuesday. But Obama’s goal faces strong opposition from Republicans
(VOVworld) – The Vietnam International Travel Mart – VITM 2016 will open in Hanoi from April 14-17. Themed “Vietnam – The paradise of sea and island tourism”, this year’s event...
(VOVworld) – Covering an area of 5.5 square kilometers, Tran Island is located to the northeast of Co To Island in Quang Ninh province. Although living conditions here are hard,...
(VOVworld) – Vietnam is striving to train 5.5 million rural workers by 2020, 80% of whom will either be given new jobs or earn higher incomes. Duong Duc Lan, Director of the Vocational Training Department, said...
(VOVworld) - The death toll in the 6.7 Richter scale earthquake in southern Taiwan increased to 35 people, 34 of whom were killed in a collapsed 17-story building in...
(VOVworld) – The 12th National Party Congress received many congratulatory messages from European, American, Middle Eastern, African countries, diplomatic corps, and many other international organizations and friends
(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...
(VOVworld) - Social and health insurance is expected to cover 72.4 million people in 2016. The Vietnam Social Insurance (VSI) revealed in Hanoi on January 18, to put forth tasks for the sector...
(VOVworld) - The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says the IS on Saturday conducted a number of attacks on Deir al-Zour province in south Syria, killing 35 government soldiers
A: This week, we continued received New Year greetings from our listeners around the world. Michael Brandlt of the US wrote: “Hello, my warm greetings to you all at the Voice of...
(VOVworld) - Israel is working to revive and extend plans for new Jewish homes in the contentious settlement of the occupied West Bank known as E1, settlement watchdog Peace Now said...
(VOVworld) – A ceremony took place in Thanh Hoa province to wrap up the 2015 National Tourism Year and hand over the hosting of the event next year to Kien Giang
(VOVworld) - On Wednesday the Indonesian Search and Rescue Agency recovered 16 more bodies from a passenger boat that sank near the island of Sulawesi, bringing the death toll in the...
(VOVworld) – Can Tho City’s Farmers’ Association is supporting a number of agricultural collective models to help the local people escape poverty and contribute to the local implementation of a national...
(VOVworld)- 100 outstanding models of agricultural development will be honored with “Golden Field" Award in Can Tho City next week. The award was launched by the Vietnam Association of Agriculture and Rural...
(VOVworld) - Burkina Faso is setting up checkpoints at its borders and will eventually look to close its borders for the upcoming general election, Burkina Faso Security Minister Alain Jean-Claude...
(VOVworld) – More than 600,000 people have been killed due to an increasingly frequent weather related disasters over the past 20 years