TPP Nations Seeking To Conclude Pact By Year-End

TPP Nations Seeking To Conclude Pact By Year-End

Wrapping up ministerial talks Friday, the 12 nations currently negotiating the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreed to step up efforts toward hammering out the free trade pact within the year. The participating trade ministers...
Wednesday August 21, 2013

Wednesday August 21, 2013

First on our show today, we want to welcome Prithwiraj Purkayastha, a 30-year-old listener in India. He wrote: “I am a regular listener to VOV English programs on shortwave...
UN probes North Korea’s arms shipment

UN probes North Korea’s arms shipment

Mexico’s Milenio newspaper on Tuesday quoted Panama’s Public Security Minister, Jose Raul Mulino as saying that UN officials have begun inspecting the Cuban’s weapons that were found on...
Vietnam, US issue joint statement

Vietnam, US issue joint statement

(VOVworld) - Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang and US President Barack Obama issued a joint statement at the end of their talks in Washington on July 25
UN divided on Iran sanctions

UN divided on Iran sanctions

The UN Security Council is deeply split over imposing more sanctions on Iran because of the country’s controversial ballistic missile and nuclear program
Putin criticizes sending arms to opposition forces

Putin criticizes sending arms to opposition forces

(VOVworld)- Russian President Vladimir Putin has defended his country’s arms deals with Syria, saying that the West should not be sending arms to the opposition forces. Putin’s statement was released...
National Assembly concludes Q&A session

National Assembly concludes Q&A session

(VOVworld) – The National Assembly concluded its Q&A session on Friday with answers from Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc regarding major national issues. These included measures to fulfill this year’s growth targets,...
May 08th, 2013

May 08th, 2013

(VOVworld) - Most of the letters and emails we received last week expressed how they are interested in listening to the Letter Box segment every week, especially if they hear their...