Vietnam, France issue joint statement

Vietnam, France issue joint statement

(VOVWORLD) -Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his French counterpart, Jean Castex, have affirmed their determination to further deepen the Vietnam-France strategic partnership signed in 2013
South Korea, US kick off joint air exercise

South Korea, US kick off joint air exercise

(VOVWORLD) - South Korea and the United States kicked off a combined annual air exercise Monday. It is meant to be a low-key affair backing ongoing diplomacy to resume dialogue...
China's GDP growth hits 1-year low

China's GDP growth hits 1-year low

(VOVWORLD) - China's economy grew at the slowest pace in a year in the third quarter, hurt by power shortages, supply bottlenecks and sporadic COVID-19 outbreaks and raising heat...
Unique calendar of Thai people

Unique calendar of Thai people

(VOVWORLD) - The Thai ethic minority people in the northern mountainous province of Son La use their own calendar to keep track of activities such as funerals, weddings, house groundbreakings and inaugurations...
IMF cuts its global growth forecast for 2021

IMF cuts its global growth forecast for 2021

(VOVWORLD) - The International Monetary Fund said it expects global gross domestic product to grow by 5.9% this year, 0.1 percentage point lower than its July estimate. For next year...