Iraqi vice-president sentenced in absentia to death

Iraqi vice-president sentenced in absentia to death

Iraq’s fugitive Sunni vice-president Tareq al-Hashemi was sentenced on Sunday to death by hanging on charges he masterminded death squads against rivals in a terror trial that has fuelled sectarian tensions...
LinkVn links love

LinkVn links love

(VOVworld)- Enthusiasm, openness, and sincerity are the common features of the group Link Vn. 11 official members and 35 collaborators are young and most of them are students in Hanoi....
05 September 2012

05 September 2012

Among the letters and emails we received during the week, we’d like to begin with Rattan Kumar Paul, a teacher and co-coordinator of the South Asia Cri DXer...
APEC Ministers meet ahead of summit

APEC Ministers meet ahead of summit

Foreign and Trade Ministers met in Vladivostok on Tuesday in Russia’s Far East, ahead of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit on Saturday
Vietnam’s Independence Day celebrated in France

Vietnam’s Independence Day celebrated in France

(VOVworld) – The 1945 August Revolution and Independence Day on September 2 are of great significance to Vietnam, said Vietnamese ambassador to France Duong Chi Dung at a ceremony yesterday to...
A new academic year begins

A new academic year begins

(VOVworld)- The new academic year began at kindergartens, schools, colleges and universities throughout the country today, welcoming more than 21 million pupils and students
Letter Box August 29, 2012

Letter Box August 29, 2012

A: Starting off this week’s Letter Box edition, I’d like to say Hello to Adeel Butt of Pakistan, who was in Hanoi and visited our office some weeks ago. We...
Has the war in Syria come to an end?

Has the war in Syria come to an end?

(VOVworld) – Beginning next month, Algerian diplomat Lakhdar Brahimi will replace Kofi Annan as special U.N. and Arab League envoy to Syria. He has pledged to prioritize the Syrian people’s interests and spare no effort...
Hoang Nhu and memories of the August Revolution

Hoang Nhu and memories of the August Revolution

(VOVworld) - In August, 1945, Thai Binh was one of the first earliest provinces to seize power. The soldiers and people of all ages and social strata united as one to support the revolution...

France: New outbreak of urban unrest

France has suffered a fresh outbreak of urban unrest, with three police officers wounded in an attack by a crowd firing shotguns and lobbing petrol bombs. The unrest began after a police...
Vietnam – Laos Youth Exchange program kicks off

Vietnam – Laos Youth Exchange program kicks off

(VOVworld) - 60 representatives from Vietnamese young people’s organizations have arrived in the Laos province of Bolikhamxay to begin a week-long exchange program with Khammoune, Salavan and Savannakhet provinces
22nd August 2012

22nd August 2012

This week, we’d like to begin with a frequent listener to the English program, Fumito Hokamura of Japan. In every letter, Fumito poses many questions about Vietnam that he...
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...