(VOVworld) - Lakhdar Brahimi, a former Algerian foreign minister and longtime UN diplomat, has been appointed to replace former Secretary-General Kofi Annan as UN – Arab League peace envoy to Syria
(VOVworld) – Egypt’s political arena is growing more turbulent as the power struggle between President Mohamed Morsi and Egypt’s powerful military clique becomes fiercer. In a surprise move last Sunday, Morsi appointed...
Former Algerian Foreign Minister Lakhdar Brahimi is expected to be appointed as the new UN-Arab League envoy for Syria, replacing Kofi Annan, who will officially step down from this...
Egyptian Prime Minister Hisham Qandil on Thursday announced the members of Egypt’s new cabinet, the first cabinet of President Mohamed Mursi’s regime
(VOVworld) - The Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism is compiling a dossier to submit to UNESCO for recognition as a world cultural heritage. This is a great opportunity for Then...
Newly appointed US Ambassador Derek Mitchell presented his credential to Myanmar President U Thein Sein on Wednesday. According to observers, the ambassador’s appointment to Myanmar is a step
Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras has announced his new cabinet, which is dominated by members of parliament from his conservative New Democracy party
(VOVworld) – The first cabinet meeting chaired by new French Prime Minister Jean Marc Ayrault took place on Thursday, May 17th. Nominated as Prime Minister right after President Francois Hollande took office, Ayrault...
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung yesterday sent a message of congratulations to newly-appointed French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault
(VOVworld) - Last year, the Prime Minister approved a pilot project to recruit 600 outstanding young people to lead commune-level People’s Committees in 62 poor districts nationwide. In 1 year of...
(VOVworld)-The National Assembly Standing Committee has held an on-line workshop to discuss measures to improve the legislative body’s performance. Delegates agreed on a proposal to hold annual confidence motion...
(VOVworld) – Party leader Nguyen Phu Trong today/ on Wednesday received 19 newly-appointed ambassadors and 6 Heads of Vietnamese representative offices, prior to beginning their terms overseas
(VOVworld)- The top legislator has expressed appreciation for the Vietnamese ambassadors and chief representative overseas in devising the country’s socio-economic plans and ensuring national defense. National Assembly Chiarman...
(VOVworld) - President Truong Tan Sang has decided to appoint 19 diplomats as Vietnamese ambassadors abroad
(VOVworld) - Khanh Hoa province announced yesterday it will send 6 monks to Truong Sa, Spratly Archipelago to practice Buddhism
Kimihiro Ishikane has been appointed as Japan’s new ambassador to ASEAN
We’d like to begin today’s Letter Box by acknowledging our loyal listener Abdulkarim Ahmed Ali of Libya, who lost contact with us for a long time. In the past week,...
Cambodia’s Senate elections officially kicked off on Sunday with candidates coming from the two major parties in the country: the ruling Cambodia People’s Party and the opposition Sam...
State President Truong Tan Sang granted the supreme people’s court judge titles to 17 judges on Saturday. This was the first time the ceremony took place at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi...
Egypt’s ruling Supreme Council of Armed Forces ( SCAF ) insisted that parliamentary elections will open next Monday as scheduled despite escalating violence in the country