Japan earthquake: death toll rises to 41

Japan earthquake: death toll rises to 41

(VOVworld) - Residents and officials are slowly trying to piece their lives back together after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit southern Japan's Kyushu Island early Saturday morning. At least 41 people...
Hundreds injured by strong quake in Japan

Hundreds injured by strong quake in Japan

(VOVworld) - At least nine people were killed and hundreds injured when an earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale hit the island of Kyushu in southwestern Japan late Thursday
Charity work organized in Cambodia

Charity work organized in Cambodia

(VOVworld) – On Monday, the Ho Chi Minh city Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs, Pham Ngoc Thach medical university and Vietnam’s embassy in Cambodia provided free medical check-ups and...
Policies support socio-economic development in mountain regions

Policies support socio-economic development in mountain regions

(VOVworld) – Over the past two years, a number of programs supporting ethnic minority people in mountain regions have succeeded thanks to government efforts to strengthen international cooperation and support for those programs. Financial resources have...
US, Russia discuss the situation in Nagorny Karabakh

US, Russia discuss the situation in Nagorny Karabakh

(VOVworld) – US Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov spoke on the phone Monday about ending the violence on the Nagorny Karabakh border and getting Armenia and Azerbaijan...
Syrian army recaptures Qaryatain city from IS

Syrian army recaptures Qaryatain city from IS

(VOVworld) – The Syrian army, backed by Russian aircraft, regained control of in central Homes province from IS forces on Sunday, a day after Syrian forces destroyed the IS defense line...
Wednesday, March 16, 2016

Wednesday, March 16, 2016

A: In a letter to us this week, Markku wrote: “I’m writing to you, because I listened to your transmission again after 48 years. The date of your last QSL card...
Date for Syrian peace talks unspecified

Date for Syrian peace talks unspecified

(VOVworld) – A source close to the Syrian government delegation told AFP that it would attend renewed peace talks in Geneva starting Monday, March 14. The United Nations is hoping to restart...
Syria ceasefire not fully implemented

Syria ceasefire not fully implemented

(VOVworld) - On Monday, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said the ceasefire, which came into force on February 27, covers only one third of Syrian territory