Vietnam aims to boost E-payment

Vietnam aims to boost E-payment

(VOVWORLD) - Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue affirmed that mobile payments are the key factor to boost a non-cash economy, create new business models, and help users directly benefit...
ALBA Summit opens in Venezuela

ALBA Summit opens in Venezuela

(VOVworld) – The 14th Summit of the Bolivarian Alternative for the Peoples of America (ALBA) has opened in the capital city of Caracas, Venezuela. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, Cuban President Raul Castro...
South Sudan rivals restart peace talks

South Sudan rivals restart peace talks

(VOVworld) – South Sudan’s warring parties began a new round of talks in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Thursday as an August 17 deadline for a peace agreement looms
IS second-in-command killed in Iraq

IS second-in-command killed in Iraq

(VOVworld) – Abu Alaa al-Afari, the second-in-command of Islamic State (IS) has been killed in a US-led coalition air strike in northern Iraq
AU summit opens in Ethiopia

AU summit opens in Ethiopia

(VOVworld) - The 24th African Union (AU) summit kicked off Friday in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa. While the official theme of the two-day meeting is women's empowerment and development...