German Chancellor Angela Merkel has launched her party's campaign, ahead of a January 20th election in the state of Lower Saxony
(VOVworld) – Hanoi has hosted a program to celebrate the Hanoi-Dien Bien Phu in the air victory, jointly organized by the Air Defence and Air Force Service and Vietnam Television
Eurozone finance ministers and International Monetary Fund (IMF) failed to strike a deal to unblock 31.5 billion euros (USD40 billion) bailout funds needed to keep Greece from bankruptcy. The...
Rival Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas said on Monday they have decided to end years of fighting in a show of solidarity over the Gaza crisis
(VOVworld) – The Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union Central Committee has held a ceremony to honor young innovators in anticipation of its 10th national congress, scheduled for December
(VNA/VOVworld) – NATO members have agreed yesterday to extend the term of office of its current chief Anders Fogh Rassmusen for 1 more year
I hope this edition of the Letter Box finds you well. We devote the first part of the Letter Box to acknowledging letters from Indian Dx’ers
(VOV) - Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, State President Truong Tan Sang, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, and National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung have extended congratulations to their Chinese counterparts...
Vietnamese Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh and his German counterpart, Guido Westerwelle discussed measures to boost future bilateral ties during their talks in Berlin yesterday
Angola's incumbent President Jose Eduardo dos Santos is expected to win the general elections as provisional results showed his People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola MPLA party...
(VOVworld) – A meeting was held in the northern province of Son La on Sunday to mark the 50th anniversary of the establishment of Vietnam-Lao diplomatic ties and the 35th...
(VOVworld) - On Wednesday, the National Assembly’s Standing Committee discussed differences to the revised laws on tax management and the national reserves agreeing with the report from the National...
The 90-day duration for the United Nations Supervision Mission in Syria or UNSMIS has expired by mid-day Saturday according to the Vietnamese time
Russia will do its best to help Kofi Annan resolve the Syrian crisis peacefully, President Putin told Annan Tuesday at a meeting in the Kremlin Palace
From Sweden, Christer Brunstrom, who said he spent much more time listening to us in May after traveling quite a lot in April, reported tuning in to our May 19 broadcast...
(VOVworld) - Syria continues to trouble the international community. Political analysts are anticipating an all-out civil war in Syria as hope fades for the success of the UN- Arab League Peace Plan. Despite...
(VOVworld) - 2012 will be a difficult year for Vietnamese enterprises due to last year’s inflation and the global economic downturn. To solve this situation, the Government has outlined several...
The UN Security Council has approved a statement recommending expanded sanctions against Democratic People’s Republic of Korea following its failed satellite launch last week
The Japanese government will extend its sanctions on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) for one more year after the current bans expire next month
NATO will extend its anti-piracy mission off the coast of Somalia until the end of 2014, stressing that foreign navies are helping to reduce the number of hijackings