Thailand raises Zika alert level

Thailand raises Zika alert level

(VOVworld) - Thailand’s Department of Disease Control (DDC) on Wednesday instructed all 12 Emergency Operation Centers to raise the alert level to level two as the Zika virus spreads
Wednesday, August 31, 2016

Wednesday, August 31, 2016

A: Ha Long Bay, Vietnam’s “Bay of the Descending Dragon”, is located in the Gulf of Tonkin in Quang Ninh province, about 180 km from Hanoi. With its exceptional...
Zika cases increase in Singapore

Zika cases increase in Singapore

(VOVworld) – The Singaporean Ministry of Health (MOH) and National Environment Agency (NEA) confirmed 15 new cases of Zika infections on Monday, raising the total number to 56
Korean Peninsula threatened by escalating tensions

Korean Peninsula threatened by escalating tensions

(VOVworld) – North Korea recently continued testing its submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM), which fell inside Japan’s Air Defense Identification Zone over the Sea of Japan. This was Pyongyang’s third missile launch since...
Vietnamese youths in Europe join Festival LUMOS

Vietnamese youths in Europe join Festival LUMOS

(VOVworld) – Nearly 500 students from Vietnamese student’ associations in some European countries joined the second “Festival LUMOS” which took place on 27-28 August in Choisy-le-Roi, on the...
Vietnam recovers damage from Dianmu storm

Vietnam recovers damage from Dianmu storm

(VOVWORLD) - Dianmu storm landed in northern Vietnam on Friday, leaving one person dead and two missing. Head of the Central Steering Committee on Natural Disaster Control and Prevention, Nguyen Xuan Cuong...
PCA award helps resolve East Sea issue

PCA award helps resolve East Sea issue

(VOVworld) – One month after the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) decided an award on the Philippines’ arbitral proceedings against China on the interpretation and application of the 1982 UN Convention on the Law...
Clinton takes lead over Trump in key states

Clinton takes lead over Trump in key states

(VOVworld) - Democrat candidate Hillary Clinton is leading Republican Donald Trump in key states in the race for the White House, according to opinion polls earlier this week
Southeast Asia facing IS intrusion

Southeast Asia facing IS intrusion

(VOVworld) – Some Southeast Asian countries are facing the risk of becoming a base or target of the self-proclaimed Islamic State. After detecting several IS plots, Southeast Asian countries have...