G7 warns of tougher measures against Pyongyang

G7 warns of tougher measures against Pyongyang

(VOVWORLD) - Leaders from the world’s major industrialized nations have issued a joint statement on important issues, including the situation on the Korean Peninsula and in the East Sea, trade,...
Visiting Pu Mat National Park

Visiting Pu Mat National Park

(VOVWORLD) - Pu Mat National Park, 120 km from Vinh city in Nghe An province, is the largest forest in north-central Vietnam and a world nature reserve. Its beautiful landscape...
Risks of IS expansion into Southeast Asia

Risks of IS expansion into Southeast Asia

(VOVWORLD) - Following clashes between government and rebel forces, Marawi city on Mindanao island, the Philippines, has become the first city in Southeast Asia to come under the control of forces loyal to...
Cyber attacks increase globally

Cyber attacks increase globally

(VOVWORLD) - On May 17, cyber security firm Proofpoint said another large-scale cyber attack is underway on a scale that could dwarf last week’s assault on computers worldwide. The new attack...
Strengthening coordination to realize SDGs

Strengthening coordination to realize SDGs

(VOVWORLD) - The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) regional seminar for the Asia-Pacific on responding to climate change and actions of parliaments to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) opened in Ho...
Emmanuel Macron elected French president

Emmanuel Macron elected French president

(VOVWORLD) - Emmanuel Macron was elected French president on Sunday with a business-friendly vision of European integration, defeating Marine Le Pen, a far-right nationalist who threatened to take France...
South Korea, US warn of punishment for North Korea

South Korea, US warn of punishment for North Korea

(VOVworld) - South Korea and the United States agreed on Thursday to enact "swift punitive measures" against North Korea in the event of further provocation, although the United States signaled that...
Russia: The world is becoming more dangerous

Russia: The world is becoming more dangerous

(VOVworld) –Russia’s Director of Foreign Intelligence Sergei Naryshkin said that the world is more dangerous now, not only because of terrorist threats but also because the West intends to...
World effort to protect penguins in Antarctica

World effort to protect penguins in Antarctica

(VOVworld) – Penguins, one of the world’s most special species, are under threat of both climate change and human impact. Scientists are warning of the extinction of penguins in the...
Nicaragua Canal, unrealistic mega-project

Nicaragua Canal, unrealistic mega-project

(VOVworld) – The Nicaraguan Canal, which was expected to become Nicaragua’s largest infrastructure project, is one of the Nicaraguan government’s efforts to lift Nicaragua out of poverty. But since the...
May’s decision : UK early election

May’s decision : UK early election

(VOVworld) –British Prime Minister Theresa May has called for a snap election on June 8, three years earlier than the British general elections held every 5 years. Her decision is being called...
THAAD deployment in S. Korea delayed

THAAD deployment in S. Korea delayed

(VOVworld) – Deployment of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile defense system in South Korea was postponed to an unspecified date after the South Korean presidential election ends next month...
Rising tensions on Korean peninsula

Rising tensions on Korean peninsula

(VOVworld) – North Korea’s missile exploded on Sunday, on the 105th birth anniversary of founder Kim Il-sung amid fierce exchanges of bitter words between Pyongyang and Washington. Many people...