Wednesday, June 17, 2015

Wednesday, June 17, 2015

B: VOV’s contest, “What do you know about Vietnam?” has received a great number of entries from listeners around the world. Listener Ogasawara from Japan’s Tochigi province has...
South Korea announces new MERS cases

South Korea announces new MERS cases

(VOVworld) - South Korea on Wednesday reported eight more cases of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) infection and one more death, bringing the total death toll to 20
China, US develop new MERS antibody

China, US develop new MERS antibody

(VOVworld) - Chinese and American scientists have jointly developed a new antibody called m336 targeting the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) virus, which has killed 16 people and landed 150 others...
One day at Hoan Kiem Lake

One day at Hoan Kiem Lake

(VOVworld) - Summer might be the best time to visit Hanoi and Hoan Kiem Lake might be the best destination if one wants to explore Hanoi to the full
Sudanese President attends at AU summit

Sudanese President attends at AU summit

(VOVworld) - Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir still attended at the opening ceremony of the African Union summit in Johannesburg on Sunday amid rumors that he was barred from leaving Sudan after the...
Iran’s nuclear deal before the deadline

Iran’s nuclear deal before the deadline

(VOVworld)- The P5+1 group is exerting every effort to reach a final deal on Iran’s nuclear program before the deadline of June 30. However, this deadline is likely to...
Vietnam takes measures to prevent MERS

Vietnam takes measures to prevent MERS

(VOVworld) – The Republic of Korea reported its 9th case of MERS infection on Tuesday, bringing the total to 108. According to the WHO, the number of MERS infections throughout the world...
Timor Leste supports COC building in the East Sea

Timor Leste supports COC building in the East Sea

(VOVworld) - Timor Leste’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Hernani Coelho, has expressed his concerns about recent tensions in the East Sea after China expanded island construction on the...
Seoul warns diplomatic corps as MERS spreads

Seoul warns diplomatic corps as MERS spreads

(VOVworld) – The South Korean government held an emergency meeting on Monday to inform members of the diplomatic corps in Seoul about the spread of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS)...
Maritime security high on G7 agenda

Maritime security high on G7 agenda

(VOVworld) – The summit of the Group of 7 leading industrial countries (G7), which took place in Bavaria, Germany on June 7-8, issued a joint-statement covering several regional and...
Coordinated policies needed to support ethnic people

Coordinated policies needed to support ethnic people

(VOVworld) – The National Assembly Committee for Ethnic Minority Affairs will submit a report to the government asking for middle-term revisions to ethnic minority policies as several priority policies for ethnic people...
RoK confirms third MERS death

RoK confirms third MERS death

(VOVworld) – The Republic of Korea confirmed Thursday that a man who died a day earlier had been infected with Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), the third fatality in a virus...
Wednesday, June 4, 2015

Wednesday, June 4, 2015

This week, we received a number of letters from Ulmar Qvick in Sweden. In emails to VOV this week, he expressed his great joy of listening to our broadcasts on May 18th, 19th...