Wednesday March 23, 2016

Wednesday March 23, 2016

(VOVworld) - Spring has arrived in northern Vietnam, bringing with it high humidity and drizzles. The average temperature in Hanoi ranges from 20 to 25 DC these days. This weather is...
Most Americans support ending Cuba embargo

Most Americans support ending Cuba embargo

(VOVworld) – The latest New York Times/CBS News poll showed that most Americans support ending the embargo on Cuba. Sixty-two percent of Americans said reopening ties would be mostly good for the...
Financial aids sent to drought affected localities

Financial aids sent to drought affected localities

(VOVworld) - The authorities of Hanoi have decided to grant financial aid worth 19 billion VND (855,000 USD) to support the Central Highlands, south central and Mekong Delta localities hardest hit by droughts and saline intrusion. Accordingly, the...
Cuba to lift penalty on US dollar

Cuba to lift penalty on US dollar

(VOVworld) – On Thursday, Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez said Cuba will remove the 10 percent penalty on US dollars which is circulated in Cuba
Vietnam offers preferential loans to medical graduates

Vietnam offers preferential loans to medical graduates

(VOVworld) - The Government has planned to spend about 14 million USD yearly on offering preferential loans to disadvantaged medical graduates during their apprenticeship at hospitals before medical exams and treatment...
Quang Binh receives US aids for UXO clearance

Quang Binh receives US aids for UXO clearance

(VOVworld) - The People’s Committee of the central province of Quang Binh has received an aid package from the US Golden West Humanitarian Foundation (GWHF) to conduct a project to clear unexploded...
TPP may help Vietnam sew up clothing exports

TPP may help Vietnam sew up clothing exports

(VOVworld) – Vietnam looks set to become the biggest beneficiary of the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal out of the four Southeast Asian participants, the other three being Brunei, Malaysia and...
IMF warns global economy 'highly vulnerable'

IMF warns global economy 'highly vulnerable'

(VOVworld) - The International Monetary Fund has said that the global economy is "highly vulnerable" and urged the United States and other large nations to prepare contingency plans that could be...
Child helmet use increases 11 percent

Child helmet use increases 11 percent

(VOVworld) - The helmet use rate of children in Vietnam increased 36 percent in March 2014 to 47 percent in December last year. The review conference was organised in Hanoi by the National Traffic Safety Committee (NTSC),...