Enhancing Vietnam – Timor Leste cooperation

Enhancing Vietnam – Timor Leste cooperation

(VOVworld) – Timor Leste Prime Minister Kay Rala Xanana Gusmao is on an official visit to Vietnam at the invitation of Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung. The visit aims...
Is the Arms Trade Treaty feasible?

Is the Arms Trade Treaty feasible?

(VOVworld)- After 7 years of negotiations, the United Nations has finally endorsed the historic Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), breaking a deadlock over the global trade of conventional weapons. However, observers say...
Russia becomes 156th member of WTO

Russia becomes 156th member of WTO

Russia has officially become the 156th member of the World Trade Organization (WTO). The agreement on Russia’s WTO membership was signed in Geneva last December, after 18 years of...
Syria opposes no-fly zone

Syria opposes no-fly zone

Bouthaina Shaaban, the Syrian President’s special envoy, told reporters on Monday that a proposal by Western countries to set up a no-fly zone over Syria would be considered an act of...
President Truong Tan Sang receives war veterans

President Truong Tan Sang receives war veterans

(VOVworld) – President Truong Tan Sang Tuesday received a delegation of veterans from across the country who had distinguished themselves in the field during the country’s revolutionary years....
Syria faces new challenges

Syria faces new challenges

(VOVworld) – Turkey on Monday accused Syria of opening fire on a second Turkish plane that was searching for the wreckage of a jet earlier shot down by Syria. The move has...