(VOVworld) – Greek President Karolos Papoulias dissolved Greece’s parliament Wednesday to pave the way for early parliamentary elections which will be held on January 25, 2015
(VOVworld) – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas warned Tuesday that his administration would “no longer deal” with Israel, if a UN Security Council resolution calling for a final peace deal fails
(VOVworld) – Venezuela has strongly condemned a resolution by the European Parliament that condemns Venezuela for "persecution" of the democratic opposition
(VOVworld) - Japanese voters began voting Sunday to select the most prominent figures from 12,000 candidates of 9 parties to 475 seats of the Lower House
(VOVworld) – 3 leaders of the “Occupy Central” movement in Hong Kong said that they would soon give themselves up to police and called on other protesters to pull back from...
(VOVworld) – Official campaigning kicked off in Japan on Tuesday ahead of the Dec 14 election that is considered a referendum on the Japanese people’s desire for Prime Minister Shinzo...
(VOVworld) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has dissolved the lower house of Japan's parliament, paving the way for a general election next month
(VOVworld) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced Tuesday that he will dissolve the lower house on November 21 for an early election and will postpone any sales tax hike because...
(VOVworld) – The Europe for Freedom and Direct Democracy (EFDD) group at the European Parliament was dissolved Thursday after a Latvian member withdrew from the group
I will never forget memories of 5 years being secretary to veteran journalist Tran Lam. (VOVworld) - Journalist Le Truong Kien, a retired VOV staff member was secretary to veteran journalist...
(VOVworld) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has dissolved the Verkhovna Rada, the Ukrainian Parliament, and set a date of October 26 for early legislative elections
(VOVworld) – Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk announced Thursday his resignation at Ukraine’s Parliament, after criticizing politicians for not approving Energy and Budgetary bills, which were to finance the army
(VOVworld)- The Appeals Court for Urgent Matters in Cairo Monday overturned a previous verdict banning senior members of former president Hosni Mubarak's National Democratic Party (NDP) party from running...
(VOVworld) – The Japan Restoration Party (JRP), Japan’s second-largest opposition party, formally dissolved after an emergency meeting on Sunday in Osaka
(VOVworld) - Charupong Ruangsuwan has resigned as the leader of the Pheu Thai Party and his departure automatically dissolves its whole executive board
(VOVworld) - The Thai Army announced it has dissolved the country's Senate and handed the parliamentary power to the army chief, Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha, who led a coup...
(VOVworld) – The dance festival (Tzay panh) of the red Dao in Yen Bai province is one of the most interesting ethnic festivals in Vietnam’s northern mountain region
(VOVworld) – A majority in Lugansk and Donetsk in eastern Ukraine voted for independence in a referendum late last week. The result has intensified Ukraine’s internal disagreement with a presidential...
(VOVworld) – The Cairo Court for Urgent Matters issued a decision Tuesday banning officials of the National Democratic Party (NDP) of former President Hosni Mubarak participating in upcoming presidential, parliamentary, and...
(VOVworld) – The largest trial in Egypt's history began on Saturday with more than 1,200 supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi facing charges of violence last year