Vietnam’s poor households drop 1.6% in two years

Vietnam’s poor households drop 1.6% in two years

(VOVWORLD) - The national target program on sustainable poverty reduction from 2016 to 2020 has reached the halfway point. So far 38 communes have escaped from disadvantaged conditions and completed new...
Zero Hunger: Our actions today are our future tomorrow

Zero Hunger: Our actions today are our future tomorrow

(VOVWORLD) - Just three years ago, in September 2015, all United Nations Member States approved the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The eradication of hunger and all forms of malnutrition (Sustainable Development Goal number...
Ritual singing being preserved in Nam Dinh

Ritual singing being preserved in Nam Dinh

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam’s Nam Dinh province is the birthplace of a type of ritual singing called Chau Van, which plays a role in worshiping the Mother Goddesses. The province is...
Mounting concerns over Asian economic growth

Mounting concerns over Asian economic growth

(VOVWORLD) - The US-China trade war is affecting Asian economies. Less developed nations have long enjoyed preferential tariffs of thousands of products imported by the US. But the preference is...
Hanoians treated to spectacular international puppet shows

Hanoians treated to spectacular international puppet shows

(VOVWORLD) - The ongoing 5th International Puppetry Festival has puppeteers from Cambodia, Laos, the Philippines, Thailand, Belgium, France, Brazil and Vietnam. They are wowing the audience with water puppet, shadow puppet, rod puppet...
European Parliament holds hearing on EU-Vietnam FTA

European Parliament holds hearing on EU-Vietnam FTA

(VOVWORLD) - The European Parliament (EP)'s Committee on International Trade (INTA) has held an opening hearing on the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and the Investment Protection Agreement (IPA) between Vietnam and the...