1. 2012- A year of elections and power transitions Russia witnessed a Presidential power transition between Vladimir Putin and Dimitry Medvedev: Putin became Russian President after the Presidential election on March...
(VOV) - Japanese voters started to cast their ballots to choose a new House of Representatives on Sunday morning at 49,000 polling stations nationwide
Russia is preparing the evacuation of its citizens in Syria because of the “deteriorating security situation”, said Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov on Thursday
(VOVworld)- The 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea turns 30 on December 10. For the occasion, Deputy Foreign Minister Ho Xuan Son, head of the national Border Committee...
Israel has provoked criticism from the international community with a plan to build more houses in the territory claimed by Palestine
(VOVworld)- The UN General Assembly will vote on Thursday on Palestine’s application to be an observer member state. A previous application for full membership in September 2011 was denied. This time...
(VOV) –The US does not recognize the map with Cow’s tongue line in China’s new passports
(VOVworld) - Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has urged Dong Thap province to strictly implement criticism and self-criticism. He made the call at a working session on socio-economic...
The Philippines has called on East Sea claimants to respect other countries’ exclusive economic zone and continental shelf in compliance with the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the...
Heads of State/Government of the Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the People's Republic of China gathered Monday in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, to commemorate the...
(VOV) – US President Barack Obama on Saturday will kick off his first trip abroad since his re-election to 3 Asian nations including Thailand, Myanmar and Cambodia
The Peace Now settler watchdog said yesterday that Israel is preparing for a huge expansion of the Itamar settlement in the northern West Bank
(VOVworld) - Vietnam and the UK aim to raise two-way trade to 4 billion USD and UK foreign direct investment to 3 billion USD by 2013 which marks 40 years...
(VOVworld) – NA deputies today discussed the implementation of laws and policies on land-related complaints and denunciations. According to statistics, 70 percent of all complaints every year are related to...
(VOVworld) - On Tuesday, Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, and the other ASEM state leaders held important talks, mainly focusing on global issues, enhancing cultural and social cooperation...
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Greek media launched rolling 24-hour anti-austerity strikes on Wednesday, as the government was due to present a new budget draft for next year and face a key vote...
Two new Jewish settlement outposts have been created on the West Bank in the first such development since 2005. According to Israel’s Peace Now settlement watchdog, an outpost called Nahalei...
(VOVworld) – Sovereignty disputes in the East Sea could turn violent but China and ASEAN members feel “a sense of urgency” to ease the tension, ASEAN Secretary General Surin Pitsuwan told...
Syria continues to be bogged down in violence with continuous car bombs, airstrikes and skirmishes between government and opposition forces
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon welcomes the Syrian authority and factions’ agreement to cease fire for the duration of the Id al-Adha Moslem holiday starting on Friday