(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...
The US Navy has directed the USS Fitzgerald equipped with Aegis rockets to the Southwest coast of South Korea instead of returning to its station in Japan said an authority...
(VOVworld) - The Vietnamese community has 54 ethnic groups. One of these - the Viet or the King people - account for 90% of Vietnam’s total population. The Viet people live throughout the country...
(VOVworld)-The national highway 1A section in Binh Dinh province began construction on Sunday. Addressing the ceremony, Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc praised efforts by the Ministry of Transport in accelerating the...
(VOVworld) - French pharmaceutical company Sanofi has introduced its plan to build a new plant in Ho Chi Minh city’s hi-tech park
(VOVworld) – An Giang province has mobilized all resources to fully tap its advantages in agricultural production. One concern for the local authority and people is how to improve traveling, studying, and...
(VOVworld)- Ca Tru folk singing is a unique musical genre of Vietnam. In 2009, UNESCO recognized Ca Tru as an intangible cultural heritage of humanity in need of urgent protection. This...
On April 1st, we’ll have new frequencies for the summer broadcast beaming to some areas in Europe and America. VOV’s delayed broadcast from Moosbrunn, Woofferton, and Dhabayya to Western Europe...
(VOVworld) – A tree planting session and a workshop on Vietnamese history and people opened “World Culture Day” in the city of Gretz-Armainvilliers, France
(VOV) – The 47th Southeast Asian Minister of Education Council Conference (SEAMEC 47) kicked off on Wednesday in Hanoi to review its projects over the past 2 years and work out...
(VOVworld) - The 2013-2014 Vietnam-France Year will begin in Hanoi next month to mark the 40th anniversary of their diplomatic ties
(VOVworld) – US President Barack Obama will begin a 3-day tour of Israel, the Palestinian West Bank, and Jordan on Wednesday. Obama’s choice for his first trip abroad after...
(VOVworld) – An education program has begun in Hanoi to engage develop education initiatives with sustainable development. The program, co-hosted by the Ministry of Education and Training and UNESCO, is...
(VOV) – An official visit to Australia by Defence Minister General Phung Quang Thanh began today/ on Friday at the invitation of his Australian counterpart Stephen Smith
(VOVworld)-March 15 marks 2 years since the political crisis and violence began in Syria, claiming the lives of nearly 70,000 people and leaving more than 1 million homeless. In those two...
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is in Moscow to begin a three-day official visit
To begin this week’s Letter Box, we’ll say Hello to two new listeners, Andreas Lubnow of Germany and Muhammad Idrees of Pakistan. Welcome to VOV’s community of...
Catholic cardinals convened in the Vatican's Sistine Chapel, where they will begin voting to elect a new pope. The 115 cardinal-electors were locked in the chapel after swearing an oath...
(VOVworld) – The tense relationship between the two Koreas has heightened following a series of tough words and actions from both sides. The situation on the Korean peninsula is dire and...
(VOVworld)-National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung met leading German business groups upon his arrival in Frankfurt to begin an official visit to Germany. He praised the presence of leading German...