Turkish President announces armed force shake-up

Turkish President announces armed force shake-up

(VOVworld) - President Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday said Turkey will shut down its military academies and put the armed forces under the command of the defense minister. The changes, some of which...
France to form a national guard

France to form a national guard

(VOVworld) - French President Francois Hollande on Thursday confirmed that a national guard would be formed from existing reserve forces to better protect citizens facing terror attacks
Putin reshuffles personnel

Putin reshuffles personnel

(VOVworld) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has reshuffled several regional governors and representatives of Federal agencies and singed an order to merge Crimea with Russia’s Southern Federal District into a...
Turkish troops hunt remaining coup plotters

Turkish troops hunt remaining coup plotters

(VOvworld) - Turkish special forces backed by helicopters, drones and the navy hunted a remaining group of commandos who were thought to have tried to capture or kill President Tayyip Erdogan during the...
Taking better care of revolutionary contributors

Taking better care of revolutionary contributors

(VOVworld) – Vietnam has a total of 8.8 million revolutionary contributors, accounting for nearly 10% of the population. The government provides annual allowances to nearly 1.5 million of these...
President Tran Dai Quang sworn-in

President Tran Dai Quang sworn-in

(VOVworld)- On Monday, having received 98.18% of the votes, the 14th National Assembly elected Tran Dai Quang, a Politburo member, as President of Vietnam for the 2016 – 2021 tenure
Vietnam, Cuba hold defense talks

Vietnam, Cuba hold defense talks

(VOVworld) – Officials from the Vietnamese Defense Ministry and Cuba’s Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces (MINFAR) held a defense policy dialogue in Havana on Thursday