Vietnam condemns the Houla massacre in Syria

Vietnam condemns the Houla massacre in Syria

(VOVworld) - Vietnam calls on all parties concerned to conduct a full investigation on the recent massacre of civilians in the Syrian village of Houla and follow international humanitarian norms and respect human rights. Addressing...
Vice President visits Germany

Vice President visits Germany

(VOVworld) - Vice President Nguyen Thi Doan is visiting Germany before going to Greece to attend the Global Women’s Summit. Doan attended a ceremony to open Vietin Bank’s second...
Fresh breeze in French political arena

Fresh breeze in French political arena

(VOVworld) – The first cabinet meeting chaired by new French Prime Minister Jean Marc Ayrault took place on Thursday, May 17th. Nominated as Prime Minister right after President Francois Hollande took office, Ayrault...
Greece to hold new election on June 17

Greece to hold new election on June 17

Greece will hold a new election on June 17 that is widely viewed as a referendum on whether Greece stays in or leaves the Eurozone. The date was announced by...
Spiraling political crisis in Greece

Spiraling political crisis in Greece

(VOVworld) - Greek President Karolos Papoulias was forced to hold negotiations over the past 2 days with three heads of pro-European bailout parties to discuss the establishment of a coalition government ahead of...
Greece election: No party wins majority

Greece election: No party wins majority

In Greece’s Sunday election no party won the majority of seats needed to form a government. The Greek Ministry of the Interior announced that with 95% of the votes counted,...
Greece: early parliamentary elections

Greece: early parliamentary elections

(VOVworld) - Voting stations opened on Sunday for Greece's general election with around 10 million eligible voters. After two years of cuts, opinion polls suggest voters are set to punish...
Greece: early parliamentary elections

Greece: early parliamentary elections

(VOVworld) - Voting stations opened on Sunday for Greece's general election with around 10 million eligible voters. After two years of cuts, opinion polls suggest voters are set to punish...
Amnesty for inmates on national reunification day

Amnesty for inmates on national reunification day

(VOVworld) - The Hanoi Amnesty Advisory Council has decided to grant prisoners parole and reduce their terms at detention camps in the capital city, marking Southern Liberation and National Reunification Day (April...
Europe warned of new crisis

Europe warned of new crisis

(VOVworld)-Europe’s public debt crisis is experiencing new difficulties in the wake of the presidential election in France. The situation is deteriorating. Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte resigned...
April 11, 2012

April 11, 2012

A: We’d like to begin this week’s Letter Box with a letter from Japanese listener Fumito Hokamura, who, in his letter to us on March 4th, said he’s very interested in...
Meeting for World Health Day

Meeting for World Health Day

(VOVworld) – The Ministry of Health held a meeting to mark World Health Day on April 7th. During the event in Hanoi on Friday, the ministry’s director of legislation Tran Duc...