Wednesday, April 9 2014

Wednesday, April 9 2014

Today, according to the lunar calendar, is the 10th day of March, when Vietnamese people celebrate the death anniversary of the Hung Kings, the founders of the nation. Festive activities...
Boosting the Mekong river’s sustainable development

Boosting the Mekong river’s sustainable development

(VOVworld) - The second Mekong River Commission (MRC) Summit will open in Ho Chi Minh city on Saturday, April 5. Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and leaders of MRC member countries, MRC’s dialogue partners,...
Towards sustainable poverty reduction

Towards sustainable poverty reduction

(VOVworld) – The National Assembly Standing Committee is scheduled to examine a supervisory report on the implementation of poverty reduction policies from 2005-2012 early next month. The report reviews poverty reduction...
Afghan presidential election: a thorny path

Afghan presidential election: a thorny path

(VOVworld) – Afghan people will cast their ballots in a presidential election late this week with a hope that a new government can resolve instability, corruption, poor management, and the impasse in...
DPRK accuses US of delaying 6-party talks

DPRK accuses US of delaying 6-party talks

(VOVworld)- Deputy representative of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to the United Nations Ri Tong Il on Monday blamed the US for not resuming the 6-party talks
G-7 threatens Russia with more sanctions

G-7 threatens Russia with more sanctions

(VOVworld) - The world’s leading industrial powers (G-7) threatened further sanctions on Russia over the Ukrainian crisis and said they will boycot the June Group of Eight (G8) summit...
Russia backs OSCE mission in Ukraine

Russia backs OSCE mission in Ukraine

(VOVworld) – Russia has said that the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) will successfully fulfill its mission in Ukraine and OSCE observers should not access Crimea until Moscow...