Egypt inaugurates new Suez Canal

Egypt inaugurates new Suez Canal

(VOVworld) – Egypt inaugurated a new Suez Canal on Thursday following a year of construction. The 24-meter-depth Suez Canal will help reduce 7 hours of transit time and allows...
New Year wishes to Khmer ethnics in Can Tho

New Year wishes to Khmer ethnics in Can Tho

(VOVworld) - President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan has extended his best wishes to the Khmer community in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho to mark...
New Year wishes to Khmer people in Hau Giang

New Year wishes to Khmer people in Hau Giang

(VOVworld) - Dignitaries, monks, nuns and Khmer Buddhist followers in the Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang received gifts from the Steering Committee for the Southwestern Region on the occasion of their Chol...
Vietnam’s economic growth forecast for 2015

Vietnam’s economic growth forecast for 2015

(VOVworld) – Vietnam achieved an economic growth of 5.98% last year, exceeding the 5.8% target set by the National Assembly. This year, the government has targeted a 6.2% growth....
PM congratulates Lebanon on its Independence Day

PM congratulates Lebanon on its Independence Day

(VOVworld) – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on Friday sent a congratulatory message to his Lebanese counterpart Tammam Salam on the occasion of Lebanon’s 71st Independence Day on November 22nd,...
Egypt implements new Suez Canal project

Egypt implements new Suez Canal project

(VOVworld) - Egypt signed contracts with six international firms on Saturday to carry out dredging of the new Suez Canal, the flagship project in President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's program...
Egypt to dig new canal alongside Suez Canal

Egypt to dig new canal alongside Suez Canal

(VOVworld) - Egypt will dig a new 72-km canal alongside the original Suez Canal. Head of the Suez Canal Authority Mohab Mamish made the announcement on Tuesday at the launch...