Revised Press Law: renovation to meet practical needs

Revised Press Law: renovation to meet practical needs

(VOVworld) – The amended Press Law approved by the National Assembly on April 5, 2016, will take effect on January 1st, 2017. There are nine new points stipulating freedom of the press; freedom of speech; rights...
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...
UN to suspend Yemen peace talks

UN to suspend Yemen peace talks

(VOVworld) – The UN special envoy to Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed has said he plans to suspend peace talks between Yemen’s warring parties, adding that negotiations for a sustainable...
Challenges in creating peace in Yemen

Challenges in creating peace in Yemen

(VOVworld)- The UN-brokered peace talks in Yemen are at risk of failing. Yemen’s Houthi rebels have rejected a new UN proposal to continue talks and demand for a unity...
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
Thawing Russia-Turkey relations

Thawing Russia-Turkey relations

(VOVworld) – On June 27 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan sent an apology to Russian officials 6 months after the Turkish army shot down a Russian plane near the Turkey-Syria border....
IS forms Southeast Asian branch

IS forms Southeast Asian branch

(VOVworld) – A military intelligence official in the Philippines said on Thursday that Islamic militants in Southeast Asian who claimed to be fighting for IS in the Middle East said they...