ECOWAS agrees to Mali intervention force

ECOWAS agrees to Mali intervention force

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) at an emergency session on Sunday in Nigeria’s capital Abuja agreed to a military intervention plan to wrest control of northern...
4 decades of Vietnam-Denmark relationship

4 decades of Vietnam-Denmark relationship

(VOVworld)- Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning Schmidt has begun a two-day official visit to Vietnam. The visit demonstrates the development of bilateral ties between the two countries, especially in...
NA discuss its supervision activities for 2013

NA discuss its supervision activities for 2013

(VOVworld) – On Thursday, deputies discussed next year’s supervision activities which will focus on land management, public investment, national economic restructuring, management of government bond capital, ODA, and key national projects...
Efforts to stabilize prices at year’s-end

Efforts to stabilize prices at year’s-end

(VOVworld) - The Prime Minister’s directive on market stabilization requires all ministers, sectors and localities to strictly control the prices of essential goods and services. The move aims to ensure a balance of...
9th Asia – Europe Meeting Summit opens

9th Asia – Europe Meeting Summit opens

(VOVworld) - The 9th Asia – Europe Meeting Summit officially opens Monday in the Lao capital, Vientiane with the theme “Friends for Peace, Partners for Prosperity”
NA discusses several crucial bills

NA discusses several crucial bills

(VOVworld) – The National Assembly’s deputies continued to discuss the revised laws on Personal Income Tax and Local Mediation. Voters concern over reduction in Personal Income Tax and exemptions for...

Violence continues in Syria, world powers renew debate

The 20-month-old violence in Syria sees no end yet despite continuous international mediation efforts, as blasts and shootings again devastated the capital of the conflict-torn country. Twin blasts struck a district of...
"Xam tau dien"- street art of Hanoi

"Xam tau dien"- street art of Hanoi

(VOVworld)- Xam singing known as streetcar singing appeared in the north of Vietnam long ago. In Hanoi, there’s a unique style of Xam singing, called Xam tau dien, which was performed on trams or streetcars by mostly...