NA agrees to raise GDP growth rate to 6.2% in 2015

NA agrees to raise GDP growth rate to 6.2% in 2015

(VOVworld) – 89.54% of the National Assembly deputies voted to approve a resolution on next year’s socio-economic development which aims to obtain a higher economic growth rate than in 2014. The resolution sets the GDP...
Revised Investment Law debated

Revised Investment Law debated

(VOVworld) - National Assembly deputies on Monday listened to a report on amendments and supplements to the revised investment law and discussed controversial opinions on the bill. Vice Chairwoman Nguyen Thi...
TPP contentious issues remain unsolved

TPP contentious issues remain unsolved

(VOVworld) - Ministers from 12 countries engaged in a 3-day Trans-Pacific Agreement (TPP) conference that wrapped up on Monday in Sydney, said that their talks had advanced but some...
56% of Britons want to stay in EU

56% of Britons want to stay in EU

(VOVworld) – A new poll from Ipsos MORI shows that 56% of Britons would vote to stay in the European Union, compared with 36% who would choose to leave if a...
Adjusting economic stimulation policy

Adjusting economic stimulation policy

(VOVworld) – Vietnam’s economy has recovered significantly, but problems remain. National Assembly deputies have recommended that state agencies focus on helping enterprises recover and boost their production, and adjust the...
US trains security forces in Iraq

US trains security forces in Iraq

(VOVworld) - Dozens of US military advisers arrived in Iraq Wednesday to train Iraqi security forces for their fight against the self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS). Iraqi officials said 100 US...
Clashes erupt outside Ukrainian Parliament office

Clashes erupt outside Ukrainian Parliament office

(VOVworld) – Clashes broke out Tuesday outside the Ukrainian Parliament office as deputies inside repeatedly voted down proposals to recognise certain members of the nationalist Svoboda Party as national heroes
Gaza reconstruction: hope for the future

Gaza reconstruction: hope for the future

(VOVworld) – The international donor conference in Cairo, Egypt on October 12 raised 5.4 billion USD for the reconstruction of the Gaza strip. The donors have pledged to disburse the aid...
RoK ready for dialogue with DPRK

RoK ready for dialogue with DPRK

(VOVworld) - President Park Geun-hye said on Monday that the Republic of Korea’s doors will remain open to dialogue with the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
Pakistan does not want to confront India

Pakistan does not want to confront India

(VOVworld) – The Pakistani Defense Minister, Khawaja Asif, said on Thursday that Pakistan was fully capable of responding to Indian aggression at the Line of Control (Loc) and its working boundary