300 people register to donate organs

300 people register to donate organs

(VOVWORLD) - 300 people registered on Sunday to donate their organs for scientific research at an event organized by the National Coordinating Centre for Human Organ Transplantation, the Buddhism Today Foundation,...
North Korea warns US over sanctions

North Korea warns US over sanctions

(VOVWORLD) - North Korea said on Sunday that increasing pressure and sanctions to force Pyongyang to give up its nuclear weapons will be Washington’s greatest mistake, and will “block the path to...
Festival honors Central Highlands’ gong culture

Festival honors Central Highlands’ gong culture

(VOVWORLD) - The 2018 Gong Cultural Festival took place last weekend in Gia Lai province to honor and promote the unique cultural space of the Central Highlands gongs, an intangible cultural heritage...
Vietnam marks International Volunteers Day

Vietnam marks International Volunteers Day

(VOVWORLD) - The Vietnam National Voluntary Day was celebrated in Hanoi on Saturday by the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union, the Vietnam Youth Federation, and the UN Voluntary Program
Restructuring of state-owned enterprises continues

Restructuring of state-owned enterprises continues

(VOVWORLD) - Equitization, a crucial part of restructuring state-owned enterprises, has fallen short of expectations. At a meeting on Wednesday, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc urged for further reform of state-owned...
Friendship Order bestowed upon WHO official

Friendship Order bestowed upon WHO official

(VOVWORLD) - The Health Ministry on Wednesday presented the Friendship Order to Dr. Shin Young-soo, World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Director for the Western Pacific, for his contributions to...
Vietnam wins four ASOCIO IT awards

Vietnam wins four ASOCIO IT awards

(VOVWORLD) - Four Vietnamese agencies were honoured by the Asian-Oceanian Computing Industry Organisation (ASOCIO) at an award ceremony in Tokyo on Thursday
US sanctions on Iran come into force

US sanctions on Iran come into force

(VOVWORLD) - The United States is reimposing punitive measures targeting the Iranian oil and financial sectors in what US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called "the toughest sanctions ever placed" against...