The Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) reported that an earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale occurred on Wednesday in Lushehr province, killing 20 people and wounding more than...
The UN Chief Ban Ki-moon said that at present 80 percent of chemical weapons in the world had been destroyed, thanks to the joint effort of the world community
(VOVworld) - An online conference was held in Hanoi on Saturday to review last year’s flood and storm prevention and control as well as search and rescue activities. Measures...
(VOVworld) – The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea has told foreign embassies in Pyongyang to consider evacuating their employees in case of escalating tension on the Korean peninsula
(VOVworld) - If you want to draw the map of Vietnam, your first stroke might well be cape Sa Vi in Mong Cai city, Quang Ninh province. They call this place Sa Vi because...
Afghanistan plans to destroy 15,000 hectares of poppy fields this year in its latest efforts to control the heroin trade that fuels endemic violence and corruption, officials said Sunday
Myanmar President U Thein Sein has formed a 10-member Central Management Committee for Emergency Period to tackle the current rioting in some places in the country, the President Office...
(VOVworld)-Da Nang is a beautiful city on the Han river. The city’s charming beauty is blessed by nature and is home to numerous beautiful landscapes and historical relics....
A whole generation of Syrian children risks being lost amid the country's spiraling civil war, the UN children's agency cautioned Tuesday, saying it was in urgent need of...
(VOVworld) – The tense relationship between the two Koreas has heightened following a series of tough words and actions from both sides. The situation on the Korean peninsula is dire and...
Firefighters on Saturday installed the top of the Sistine Chapel chimney that will signal to the world that a new pope has been elected, as the Vatican took measures to definitively end Benedict XVI's...
(VOVworld) – The terraced fields of Vietnam’s northwestern region are legendarily beautiful. The rice fields loop around the hills, disappearing and reappearing from the clouds to create a stunning picture. The terraced...
(VOVworld) – Reporters Without Borders released its Press Freedom Index 2013 last week. It contains misinformation about press freedom in Vietnam. Once again, the organization has slandered and distorted press freedom...
(VOVworld) - 45 years ago, Vietnam launched an offensive that propelled the national revolution into a new period. To commemorate this occasion, the Quan Doi Nhan Dan or People’s Army...
(VNA) - A Chinese naval formation, including two destroyers and one logistics vessel, is paying a friendly visit to Ho Chi Minh City from January 7-11
The armed forces uncovered a plot targeting a Christian church in Rafah, Sinai Peninsula, near the Gaza border
(VOVworld) – The horrific night of December 18, 1972, one of the worst moments in the history of the US Air Force, has haunted 65- year-old priest Robert Certain. Each image...
(VOVworld) – In the history of the Vietnamese Air Force, heroic pilot Pham Tuan grabbed two records by shooting down an American B52 bomber in 1972 and becoming the 1st Asian cosmonaut to...
A: This week, we were very happy to receive season’s greetings from our listeners. We would like to thank you all for your warm sentiments for the VOV staff. We...
(VOVworld)- On this day 40 years ago, December 18th 1972, US President Richard Nixon launched an air operation called the “Linebacker II Campaign” aimed at northern Vietnam