Russia, Iran oppose new US sanctions

Russia, Iran oppose new US sanctions

(VOVWORLD) - Russia may impose counter-measures on the United States after U.S. President Donald Trump signed into law a new round of economic sanctions on Moscow, the Russian foreign...
Tensions grow in US-Iran relations

Tensions grow in US-Iran relations

(VOVWORLD) -Mutual retaliation between the US and Iran has worsened their diplomatic relations. Amidst an unstable situation in the Middle East, escalating tension between the two countries has raised concern over...
Vietnam reinforces tobacco control effort

Vietnam reinforces tobacco control effort

(VOVWORLD) - Health Minister Nguyen Thi Kim Tien urged full enforcement of the Law on Prevention and Control of Tobacco at a meeting in Hanoi on Sunday in response to World No Tobacco...
G7 warns of tougher measures against Pyongyang

G7 warns of tougher measures against Pyongyang

(VOVWORLD) - Leaders from the world’s major industrialized nations have issued a joint statement on important issues, including the situation on the Korean Peninsula and in the East Sea, trade,...
Risks of IS expansion into Southeast Asia

Risks of IS expansion into Southeast Asia

(VOVWORLD) - Following clashes between government and rebel forces, Marawi city on Mindanao island, the Philippines, has become the first city in Southeast Asia to come under the control of forces loyal to...
World divided over Syria

World divided over Syria

(VOVworld) – The world was shocked by the US’s firing of 59 Tomahawk cruise missiles at a Syrian airbase on Friday because the new US administration had said previously that it would...
Poland opposes a two-speed Europe

Poland opposes a two-speed Europe

(VOVworld) - A two-speed Europe would be a recipe for disaster, division, and separation, Polish Foreign Minister Witold Waszczykowski said on Wednesday