Wednesday, January 27, 2016

Wednesday, January 27, 2016

B: Nguyen Du, who was born in 1765 and died in 1820, wrote many valuable works, the most famous being The Tale of Kieu. This masterpiece has been now translated into more...
International donors support Vietnam’s tourism

International donors support Vietnam’s tourism

(VOVworld) – Representatives of ten international sponsors took part in a roundtable meeting in Hanoi on Thursday to discuss their coordinated support for Vietnam to develop responsible tourism. The EU-funded capacity development...
OVs in many countries welcome 2016 Lunar New Year

OVs in many countries welcome 2016 Lunar New Year

(VOVworld) - The Vietnamese embassy in the Netherlands has held a get-together with around 600 overseas Vietnamese people, students, and international friends to welcome the traditional Lunar New Year, known as...
Are nuclear talks without North Korea feasible?

Are nuclear talks without North Korea feasible?

(VOVworld)- Republic of Korean President Park Geun Hye recently called for a 5-party talk to discuss nuclear issues on the Korean peninsula after North Korea declared it had successfully...
US, China Foreign Ministers hold talks

US, China Foreign Ministers hold talks

(VOVworld) - US Secretary of State John Kerry and China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi held talks in Beijing on Wednesday. Wang said China was open to discussion with the US on all...
Possible reset of Russian-American Relations

Possible reset of Russian-American Relations

(VOVworld) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov chaired the annual press conference recapping Russia’s external achievements in 2015 and its future policy. Lavrov mentioned a possible reset of the Russian...
Annual Tet Festival at 44 Chau Long

Annual Tet Festival at 44 Chau Long

(VOVworld) - The little book cafe BOOKWORM is excited to invite everyone to the annual Tet festival at Bookworm and Hanoi Cooking Centre, scheduled to open at 2pm this Sunday at No....
Switzerland frees Iran’s accounts

Switzerland frees Iran’s accounts

(VOVworld) – Switzerland has unfrozen Iran’s accounts following the US and EU lifting economic sanctions on Iran. From 2007 to 2012, Swiss banks blocked 12 million Swiss francs, equivalent to 11.8 million...
Innovation program initiates new action plans in 2016

Innovation program initiates new action plans in 2016

(VOVworld) - The Finland–Vietnam Innovation Partnership Program Phase 2 (IPP2) plans to support start-up ecosystem developers, universities and other educational organizations in Vietnam to improve their innovation and entrepreneurship...