Afghanistan plans to destroy 15,000 hectares of poppy fields this year in its latest efforts to control the heroin trade that fuels endemic violence and corruption, officials said Sunday
The South Korean government said Saturday that it will not change the policy of keeping the Kaesong Industrial Complex open. “Threat by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)...
North Korea announced on Saturday that it was entering a “state of war” against South Korea and all matters between the two Koreas will be handled according to wartime condition
US-South Korea alliance strength is still the key to maintaining stability on the Korea Peninsula
The UN Security Council today authorized the deployment of an intervention brigade within the current United Nations peacekeeping operation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to address imminent...
Pongyang has cut off the last key channel of communication with the Republic of Korea amid high tensions on the Korean peninsula. A DPRK military communications liaison officer notified the RoK of the decision...
(Swissre) - Swiss Re's latest study reveals that natural catastrophes and man-made disasters in 2012 caused economic losses of USD 186 billion and approximately 14,000 lives
On April 1st, we’ll have new frequencies for the summer broadcast beaming to some areas in Europe and America. VOV’s delayed broadcast from Moosbrunn, Woofferton, and Dhabayya to Western Europe...
The Pentagon says North Korea’s latest threat to attack US military bases in the Asia Pacific is serious
(VOVworld) - Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on Tuesday cut the ribbon to inaugurate a project to expand Highway 1A, the section from Nghi Son in Thanh Hoa province to Cau...
(VOVworld) – The Government wants to boost the conditions for Thai Nguyen province to become an economic, cultural, and educational center for the northern mountainous region, and a growth region north...
The US and South Korean armies signed a contingency plan Friday that lays out South Korean and US roles in responding to future provocations from North Korea
According to KCNA of North Korea, Kim Jong-Un inspected a live fire exercise using unmanned aircraft and interceptor missiles on Wednesday
According to Kyodo news agency, Japan will apply sanctions against North Korea that include banning financial transactions with North Korea’s Foreign Trade Bank
US Deputy Secretary of Defense, Ashton Carter, held talks on Monday with South Korea’s Minister of Defense, Kim Kwan-jin to discuss responses to North Korea’s actions and...
North Korea's military fired short-range missiles into the East Sea (Sea of Japan) on Friday at a time of heightened tensions following Pyongyang's recent nuclear test
(VOVworld)-The 2013 National Tourism Year with the theme “Red River Delta Civilization” hosted by Hai Phong city creates an opportunity for Hai Phong to introduce new tourist products, and create a...
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is in Moscow to begin a three-day official visit
(VOVworld) – Vietnam targets 5% reduction of poor ethnic households in the North West, Central Highlands, South West, Central Coast, and former revolutionary base areas
(VOVworld) - The 6th Cambodia- Laos- Myanmar-Vietnam Cooperation Summit (CLMV) opened in Vientiane on Tuesday