2015 phone exports exceed 30 billion USD

2015 phone exports exceed 30 billion USD

(VOVworld) - Vietnam shipped abroad phones and phone components worth 30 billion USD last year, up 27.9% from a year earlier, according to the General Department of Customs
Party Congress: New Politburo members announced

Party Congress: New Politburo members announced

(VOVworld) - On behalf of the 12th Party National Congress’ Presidium, Politburo member Dinh The Huynh read the outcomes of the first plenum of the 12th Central Committee under which the new...
Al Qaeda releases video of Swiss hostage

Al Qaeda releases video of Swiss hostage

(VOVworld) - Al Qaeda in North Africa (AQIM) released a video of a Swiss nun who has been kidnapped in northern Mali nearly three weeks ago in the first claim of responsibility for the...
Prospects for peace in Syria

Prospects for peace in Syria

(VOVworld) – UN-mediated peace talks between the Syrian government and the opposition, scheduled for January 25, have been postponed to January 29 by disagreements on a number of issues. Those differences...
Vietjet Air opens new flight routes

Vietjet Air opens new flight routes

(VOVworld)-The low-cost carrier Vietjet Air has officially opened three new domestic routes, in order to meet travel demands during the Lunar New Year season
US, Turkey vows to eliminate IS

US, Turkey vows to eliminate IS

(VOVworld) - US President Barack Obama and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan pledged continued cooperation in the fight against terrorism. In a phone conversation on Tuesday, they reiterated their goals of weakening...
New test kits for mosquito-borne viruses

New test kits for mosquito-borne viruses

(VOVworld) - The Brazilian Health ministry says it's developed new testing kits to rapidly identify the presence of three viruses - Dengue, Zika and Chikungunya - all carried by the same mosquito....
People’s trust in the Party’s leadership

People’s trust in the Party’s leadership

(VOVworld) – The 12th National Party Congress will open on January 20, 2016. Prior to the Congress, Party members and people nationwide expect that the Communist Party of Vietnam will continue to increase transparency...
World community condemns terror attacks in Jakarta

World community condemns terror attacks in Jakarta

(VOVworld) – Indonesian authorities reported that 7 bomb attacks at Sarinah shopping center and a gunfight outside a Starbucks coffee shop on Thursday killed 7 people, including 5 terrorists, and wounded 20...
Promoting e-book market in Vietnam

Promoting e-book market in Vietnam

(VOVworld)- With a market of more than 40 million regular internet users including 22 million smart phone users, Vietnam has a lot of opportunities to develop the e-book market. But...
Turkey seeking ways to reduce migrant flow

Turkey seeking ways to reduce migrant flow

(VOVworld) - The number of migrants entering the EU from Turkey is still “way too high” despite a November deal in which EU leaders pledged Ankara three billion euros (3.2 billion...