Wednesday March 18, 2014

Wednesday March 18, 2014

(VOVworld) - This week we got a letter from Tim Watson of the US, who hasn’t written to us for a very long time. It’s always a pleasure to...
Elephant racing festival in Dak Lak opens

Elephant racing festival in Dak Lak opens

(VOVworld) - The Don Village biennial Elephant Race opened in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak on March 12, where people are praying for abundant crops and happiness
Violence continues in Nigeria

Violence continues in Nigeria

(VOVworld) – At least 212 people were killed as suspected gunmen of the Islamist extreme group Boko Haram attacked Maiduguri on Friday to rescue the group soldiers being kept by the...
Exhibition “Story of the market”

Exhibition “Story of the market”

(VOVworld) - An exhibition titled “Story of the market” has been opened at the Vietnamese Women’s Museum. At the exhibition, markets of the past, present and future are vividly depicted through...
Joint effort to dismantle bombs and mines in Vietnam

Joint effort to dismantle bombs and mines in Vietnam

(VOVworld) – Vietnam hopes for continued cooperation and support from other governments and international organizations to speed up the effort to clear unexploded bombs and mines. Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung...
President talks to future senior officials

President talks to future senior officials

(VOVworld) – President Truong Tan Sang met with attendees to the 3rd training course for future senior officials at the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics and Public Administration in...
80 people killed in violence in Iraq

80 people killed in violence in Iraq

(VOVworld) - At least 31 people, including a candidate for the upcoming parliamentary elections, were killed and 49 others wounded in separate violent attacks across Iraq on Saturday
Pakistan and Taliban resume peace negotiation

Pakistan and Taliban resume peace negotiation

(VOVworld) – Negotiators from both the Pakistani government and Taliban resumed peace negotiation on Wednesday, paving the way for the negotiation’s “second phase” despite that a recent Taliban’s assault...
Kunming terror attackers arrested

Kunming terror attackers arrested

(VOVworld) - Chinese police have reportedly detained suspects in the Kunming railway station terrorist attack which killed 29 people and injured 143 on Saturday
Conflicts continue in Syria

Conflicts continue in Syria

(VOVworld)- The official SANA news agency reported that the Syrian army killed 55 armed insurgent fighters in separate operations across the country on Friday