US presses Iran back to negotiations

US presses Iran back to negotiations

(VOVWORLD) - Though Houthi rebels have claimed responsibility for the September 14 drone attacks on Saudi oil facilities on September 14, the US and its Middle East allies are blaming Iran for the attacks...
US to withdraw 5,000 troops from Afghanistan

US to withdraw 5,000 troops from Afghanistan

(VOVWORLD) - The United States is set to withdraw almost 5,000 troops from Afghanistan and close five bases within the coming 4 and a half months following a peace accord agreed...
Vietnam matters greatly to Australia: PM Morrison

Vietnam matters greatly to Australia: PM Morrison

(VOVWORLD) - Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison will begin a 3-day official visit to Vietnam on Thursday. In an interview granted to the Voice of Vietnam (VOV) and the Vietnam News Agency (VNA),...
Traditional costumes of the Lu ethnic minority

Traditional costumes of the Lu ethnic minority

(VOVWORLD) - The Lu ethnic minority of Lai Chau province have long earned their living by growing cotton, raising silkworms, spinning thread and weaving fabrics. The colorful patterns on their clothes depict trees, plants, and flowers...
US lists Chinese goods to be spared new tariffs

US lists Chinese goods to be spared new tariffs

(VOVWORLD) - The Trump administration is sparing some Chinese-made household furniture, baby items and internet modems and routers from its next round of 10 percent tariffs, it said on Friday
Festivals highlight northern, central cultures

Festivals highlight northern, central cultures

(VOVWORLD) - Eight countries and five cities along with dozens of craft villages and production facilities across Vietnam are introducing their products at the fifth Vietnam-International Silk and Brocade Festival
East Sea issue: Trust should not be eroded

East Sea issue: Trust should not be eroded

(VOVWORLD) - The 52nd ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and related meetings ended in Bangkok last week with the East Sea being a hot topic among other regional issues. Attending the event...
Indigo clothes of the Tay

Indigo clothes of the Tay

(VOVWORLD) - Indigo is a dominant color of clothes of many Vietnamese ethnic groups. The Tay in the northern region say that the tradition of using the indigo plant to dye fabric is derived from...
ASEAN+3 song contestants enjoy Ha Long Bay

ASEAN+3 song contestants enjoy Ha Long Bay

(VOVWORLD) - Finalists and guests to the ASEAN+3 Song Contest on Saturday enjoyed to a trip around Ha Long Bay World Heritage Site in Quang Ninh province and promoted the “Green...
Van Kieu-Pa Ko revive traditional broacade weaving

Van Kieu-Pa Ko revive traditional broacade weaving

(VOVWORLD) -Brocade weaving, an age-old craft of the Van Kieu – PaCo in the central province of Quang Tri, has faded into obscurity due to the commercial production of modern fashion. To restore the...
US-Iran tension and the “brink of war” game

US-Iran tension and the “brink of war” game

(VOVWORLD) - The US-Iran tense relations have intensified over the past days since Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) seized two British oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz,...