European economy and corollaries of public debt

European economy and corollaries of public debt

(VOVworld) – Demonstrations in Spain and Portugal are spreading and likely to become riots in protest of government measures to raise taxes and cut spending as conditions of an international bailout. Following the...
Walk raises funds for AO victims

Walk raises funds for AO victims

(VOVworld) - Nearly 10,000 people joined a walk at Dam Sen Park in Ho Chi Minh City on Saturday to raise funds for Agent Orange (AO) victims and disabled people
Letter Box July 25, 2012

Letter Box July 25, 2012

A: Let’s start this week’s Letter Box with an email from a young Bulgarian listener Georgi Bancov. 16 year-old Georgi reported listening to our July 20 broadcast...
July 11th 2012

July 11th 2012

A: Another week has gone by and as usual, we’re happy to be with you on our Wednesday Letter Box to answer all the emails and letters received this...
EC approves the first bailout for Spain

EC approves the first bailout for Spain

The European Commission yesterday/ on Wednesday approved a 4.5 billion euro package for Spain and a 19 billion euro guarantee from Madrid for troubled Bankia’s subsidiary of Spanish BFA...
Writing contest on traffic safety launched

Writing contest on traffic safety launched

(VOVworld) – A writing contest entitled “Safety on every road” was launched on Wednesday in Hanoi in response to Traffic Safety Year 2012. The contest encourages both proffesional and amateur writers across Vietnam to...
Egypt faces new risks of instability

Egypt faces new risks of instability

(VOVworld) – The Egypt’s political arena has become ruffled again after the country’s 2nd round of presidential elections last week. What happens in this North African country is contrary to a...
Lên Đồng or “Going into a trance” Ritual

Lên Đồng or “Going into a trance” Ritual

(VOVworld) – Worshipping the Mother Goddess – Mother of the Universe - has been a time-honoured spiritual practice in Vietnam since prehistoric times. The ancient Vietnam people initiated the practice of communicating with the...
2012 Vietnam Business Forum gets underway

2012 Vietnam Business Forum gets underway

(VOVworld) – With the theme “from stability to economic recovery”, the 2012 Vietnamese Business Forum on Tuesday took place in Hanoi ahead of the 2012 mid-term Consultative Group Meeting for...
Stimulate total demand for the national economy

Stimulate total demand for the national economy

(VOVworld) - Increasing the economy’s total demand to boost the market is one of the requirements the Prime Minister set at Sunday’s monthly Government meeting. According to PM Nguyen Tan Dung...