A: Le Duc Tho was the first and only person ever to refuse a Nobel Peace Prize. In his declining statement, he wrote: "Peace has not yet really been established in...
(VOVworld) - The 1960s anti-war activist Tom Hayden, whose name became forever linked with the celebrated Chicago seven trial and Vietnam war protests, has died at the age of 76
(VOVworld)- The Vietnam Journalists Association has launched the ‘ASEAN – One Community’ press photo contest, calling for the participation of members of press organisations from the ASEAN members
(VOVworld) – Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong extended his sympathy to flood victims in central Vietnam at a fundraising ceremony in Hanoi on Tuesday. He and other senior party...
(VOVworld) – Iran’s national oil company said Monday that it has offered 50 oil and gas fields to international bidders, the first time it has done so since last...
(VOVworld) - President Tran Dai Quang, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, and National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan on Friday sent their condolences to Thailand over the death of King...
(VOVworld) - Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos has extended a ceasefire with FARC rebel group until the end of the year to give more time to efforts to salvage the...
(VOVworld) - The United Nations General Assembly on Thursday approved Portugal's former Prime Minister Antonio Guterres as UN Secretary-General to succeed Ban Ki-moon whose term expires at the...
(VOVworld) – Egypt agreed on Tuesday to work with Cyprus and Greece on stemming the flow of migrants at a summit this week in Cairo
(VOVworld) – Russia and Turkey have signed an agreement on the construction of an undersea gas pipeline. They have also pledged to reach a common voice on the Syria crisis. The moves...
(VOVworld) – The UN Security Council has elected Portugal’s former Prime Minister Antonio Guterres as the next UN Secretary General from January 1, 2017 to replace Ban Ki-moon
(VOVworld)- A 72-hour truce for conflict-riddled Yemen is expected to be announced soon, the UN envoy to the Arabian Peninsula country said Friday after talks with rebel representatives
(VOVworld)- Vietnam Recycles (VR) has launched a door-to-door campaign to collect electronic waste in several districts in HCM City and wards in Hanoi, starting October 8 through December...
(VOVworld) - A workshop was held in Hanoi on Tuesday to introduce ASEAN’s cooperation funds and programmes between ASEAN and its partners
(VOVworld) – On Sunday, the Indian government ratified the Paris climate change agreement, making it the 62nd country to do so
(VOVworld) - The UK Ministry of Defense says a program to build nuclear-powered submarines will begin with an investment cost of 1.3 billion pounds (1.7 billion USD). The program will...
(VOVworld) – President Barack Obama on September 27 nominated Jeffrey DeLaurentis, top official at the US Embassy in Havana since relations were restored in late 2014, to be the first US ambassador...
(VOVworld)- The Science Film Festival 2016 with film screenings, experiments and educational games for children about nature, environmental protection and technology will take place in Vietnam from October 2 to...
(VOVworld) - The Uzbek Central Election Commission said on September 23 that all four political parties registered in Uzbekistan are allowed to participate in a presidential election scheduled to take place...
(VOVworld) – 30 more countries formally joined the Paris Agreement on climate change on Wednesday at the annual session of the UN General Assembly, greatly improving the pact’s chances becoming...