(VOVWORLD) - The US on Thursday said that one of its warships brought down an Iranian drone in the Strait of Hormuz, amid heightened tensions between the two countries
(VOVWORLD) - One week after the French Parliament passed a bill imposing digital taxes on large tech companies including US-based firms. Spain says it will push ahead with plans to approve...
(VOVWORLD) - A row between Japan and South Korea escalated on Saturday, with contested accounts of a frosty meeting the day before that had failed to make progress on a dispute...
(VOVWORLD) - 8 new sites were added to the world heritages list at the 43rd session of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Committee, which was held...
(VOVWORLD) - Iran has enriched uranium beyond the key limit of 3.67% dictated in its 2015 deal with major powers, in the latest escalation of the crisis between Washington and Tehran. The...
(VOVWORLD) - Lawyers and experts from several countries gathered at an international seminar in Moscow on Thursday to seek peaceful resolutions to East Sea disputes
(VOVWORLD) - In the escalating trade war between the USA and China, ‘critical minerals’ and especially rare earth minerals (REM) have again become a prominent issue. This is because trace quantities of these...
(VOVWORLD) - North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed to deepen cooperation and expand bilateral ties for peace and stability in the region, DPRK state-run...
(VOVWORLD) - IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano said Monday he is worried about increasing tensions over Iran after Tehran threatened to abandon some of the restrictions on its nuclear activities imposed by the Joint...
(VOVWORLD) - US President Donald Trump said Monday that he has signed additional terms with Mexico to curb migration to the US, but they need to be approved by the Mexican...
(VOVWORLD) -Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Monday that the "genocidal taunts" of US President Donald Trump will not end Iran, as tensions spike between the two countries
(VOVWORLD) - Top US corporations from chip makers to Google have frozen the supply of critical software and components to Huawei Technologies, complying with a Trump administration crackdown that threatens...
(VOVWORLD) - The US’s reported deployment of an amphibious transport ship and a Patriot air defense system to the Middle East to counter what it claims is a growing threat from...
(VOVWORLD) - Iran has different measures it can take, including withdrawal from the 2015 nuclear deal signed with the P5+1 group if its nuclear case is sent back to the UN Security Council, said Behrouz...
(VOVWORLD) - Trade tensions and the exchange of tariffs between the United States and China are threatening the global economy, the International Monetary Fund warned on Thursday
(VOVWORLD) - Concerns about a new conflict in the Middle East have increased following the Pentagon’s deployment of an aircraft carrier and a bomber wing in the Arabian Gulf to...
(VOVWORLD) - The Wall Street Journal said Sunday that China is considering canceling trade negotiations with the US after President Donald Trump threatened to increase tariffs on Chinese goods
(VOVWORLD) - The bear bile trade has been banned in Vietnam since 2005. However, due to a lack of animal-friendly facilities, a number of Asian black bears and Sun bears remain on...
(VOVWORLD) - US Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan warned Friday that the Pentagon will halt manufacturing support for the F-35 in Turkey if Ankara buys Russian missile defense system S...
(VOVWORLD) - Washington on Wednesday announced the reactivation of Title III of the Helms-Burton Act, which allows Americans to sue foreign companies and individuals over property nationalized by the 1959 Revolution in Cuba. The...