Vietnam welcomes more Russian tourists

Vietnam welcomes more Russian tourists

(VOVworld) - Vietnam has emerged as one of the attractive destinations for Russian holiday-makers. According to the Russian Association of Tour Operators (ATOR), the number of Russian tourists to Vietnam rose...
Press conference on Vietnam-Russia cooperation

Press conference on Vietnam-Russia cooperation

(VOVworld)- A press conference on cooperation between Vietnam and Russia in 2015 took place in Hanoi on Monday. Russian Ambassador to Vietnam Konstantin Vnukov said in 2015, leaders of the...
Turkey hopes to resume relations with Russia

Turkey hopes to resume relations with Russia

(VOVworld) – In an interview with TV channel Al Arabiya on Sunday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey wants to resume bilateral ties with Russia in a diplomatic manner and...
AFP chooses Angela Merkel as person of the year

AFP chooses Angela Merkel as person of the year

(VOVworld) – AFP journalists have chosen Angela Merkel as the most influential figure of 2015 after the German chancellor stamped her mark on the European migrant and Greek financial crises
Russia says it has never attacked civilians in Syria

Russia says it has never attacked civilians in Syria

(VOVworld) – The Russian Air Force has never attacked civilians since it started air strikes in Syria 3 months ago. On Sunday, Senior Lieutenant General Viktor Bondarev, Russian Aerospace Defense Forces Commander,...
Russia accuses IS oil tankers crossing Syria to Turkey

Russia accuses IS oil tankers crossing Syria to Turkey

(VOVworld) - Russia said Friday that trucks loaded with oil continue to cross Syria into Turkey but in lesser numbers due to Russia’s airstrike campaign against Islamic State. Citing intelligence data, Moscow said the...
Moscow accuses US of violating INF Treaty

Moscow accuses US of violating INF Treaty

(VOVworld) – Russia has described the deployment of missile launchers in Romania as part of a US missile defense system as a violation of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF Treaty...
Europe: a year of instability

Europe: a year of instability

(VOVworld) – Europe has faced instability and challenges in 2015 – security threats, slow economic recovery, and divisions provoked by a growing migration crisis
US expands Russia sanction list

US expands Russia sanction list

(VOVworld) – On Tuesday the US Treasury Department added on Tuesday nearly three dozen people and companies to its sanctions list for directly or indirectly connecting to the conflict in eastern...
OECD lowers global economic outlook for 2016

OECD lowers global economic outlook for 2016

(VOVworld) - The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development has slashed its global economic outlook for 2016, from 3.6 percent to 3.3 percent, saying some areas may plunge into...