H'Hen Niê’s journey to Miss Universe Top 5

H'Hen Niê’s journey to Miss Universe Top 5

(VOVWORLD) - H’Hen Nie, the Vietnamese representative at Miss Universe 2018, finished in the top five of the beauty pageant whose final round took place in Thailand on December 17. During 2...
Book week recalls memories of old Saigon

Book week recalls memories of old Saigon

(VOVWORLD) - A book week to celebrate the 320th birthday of Ho Chi Minh City, formally called Saigon, Cho Lon and Gia Dinh, was a big hit with residents and visitors...
Vietnam, Laos strengthen bilateral friendship

Vietnam, Laos strengthen bilateral friendship

(VOVWORLD) - Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh will make an official visit to Laos and co-chair a Vietnam-Lao Foreign Ministers’ Political Consultation on Tuesday and Wednesday...
COP 24 adopts draft climate joint statement

COP 24 adopts draft climate joint statement

(VOVWORLD) - 200 nations at the 24th Conference of Parties (COP24) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Poland adopted a draft text on Friday to realize the...
A tough job for Prime Minister Theresa May

A tough job for Prime Minister Theresa May

(VOVWORLD) - UK Prime Minister Theresa May is scheduled to meet the European Council on Thursday to seek some changes in the Brexit deal. Just a day earlier Ms May survived...
Funeral of Vietnam ethnic people

Funeral of Vietnam ethnic people

(VOVWORLD) - Funerals customs vary between ethnic groups in Vietnam. For many ethnic minority groups, funeral activities include games, dancing, and dressing in special ritual costumes, which might be considered odd...
Online Friday promotes e-commerce

Online Friday promotes e-commerce

(VOVWORLD) - More than 3,000 websites and enterprises participated in the online shopping day called Online Friday which took place for 24 hours on Friday, December 7. This year’s event,...
COP24 warns of climate change consequences

COP24 warns of climate change consequences

(VOVWORLD) -A report linking climate change and human health was published on Friday at the United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP24) in Poland, by the World Health Organization (WHO)