The European Union (EU) yesterday/on Wednesday requested that the World Trade Organization (WTO) establish a dispute settlement panel over China’s export restrictions on rare earth minerals. This is...
(VOVworld) – National Assembly deputies today continued their discussion on the Revised Draft Law on Electricity. Most agreed to keep electricity planning in central provinces and cities and remove it at...
(VOVworld) - Late last week, Eurozone Finance Ministers agreed to lend Spain 125 billion USD to rescue its banking system even though the financial condition of the European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF) and the European...
(VOVworld) – The National Assembly’s deputies on Wednesday discussed in groups the revised Law on Cooperatives
(VOVworld) – National Assembly discussed laws and policies on public investment for agriculture, rural areas and farmers in Hanoi today. The discussion was broadcast live nationally on the radio and television. Most deputies...
(VOVworld)-The northern border province of Quang Ninh celebrated the World Environment Day on Sunday. Speaking at the meeting, Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai said environmental protection has been the task...
Our regular listener Gerry Neuman of Hampshire, England, emailed us Sunday with detailed reports of our May 19th, 20th, 22nd, 24th, and 27th broadcasts. He said: “Dear friends, this will be my last report...
(VOVworld) - The collection of woodblocks found in Vinh Nghiem Pagoda, Bac Giang Province has been officially recognized as a World Documentary Heritage by UNESCO at its recent conference in Bangkok....
(VOVworld) – The blazing heat of May can’t deter visitors to My Son Sanctuary in the central province of Quang Nam. The complex is now just an expanse of ruins, with...
(VOVworld) - Syria continues to trouble the international community. Political analysts are anticipating an all-out civil war in Syria as hope fades for the success of the UN- Arab League Peace Plan. Despite...
(VOVworld) - Restructuring public investment and state-owned enterprises is considered essential to Vietnam’s overall economic restructuring. More than 100 economists gathered in Hanoi on Thursday to discuss ways to...
(VOVworld)-Europe’s public debt crisis is experiencing new difficulties in the wake of the presidential election in France. The situation is deteriorating. Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte resigned...
A. One week passed so quickly and here we are again with letters and emails from listeners around the world. Let’s start today’s Letter Box with a beautiful postcard...
(VOVworld)- Defense ties between Vietnam and China have constantly improved and comprise a pillar of the comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership between the two countries, parties, and peoples. At talks yesterday, Commander in chief...
(VOVworld)- Tension between Sudan and South Sudan has increased causing concerns that without a quick solution to their current disputes, the two neighboring countries will be plunged into a new...
The peace plan put forward by the UN-Arab League joint envoy to Syria, Kofi Annan, seems on the verge of failure, as the government of Syrian President Bashar al- Assad...
A U.S. Navy jet on Friday crashed into an apartment building near Virginia Beach, Virginia, causing a fire. The plane was an F/A 18D Navy jet assigned to...
(VOVworld)- Iran and the P5+1 Group, which comprises permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany will hold a new round of talks in the middle of this month to seek...
(VOVworld) The West African country of Mali has seen growing uncertainty since a military coup 2 weeks ago. Diplomatic messages from the UN and other countries have been arriving and some sanctions...
(VOVworld) - Vietnam is the fifth most vulnerable country to climate change in the world. Temperature increases and changes in rainfall patterns will affect agricultural production, water resources and human health. Despite these far...