Phan Chau Trinh cultural awards conferred

Phan Chau Trinh cultural awards conferred

(VOVworld) - The Phan Chau Trinh Cultural Foundation has awarded 6 outstanding people for their contribution to cultural and educational development. Party Secretary of Hoi An town, Nguyen Su, was awarded...
Bomb blasts rock Damascus

Bomb blasts rock Damascus

(VOVworld)- Syrian Minister of Health Wael Al Halaqi said in a televised statement that at least 27 people were killed and around 100 others injured when two suicide bombings rocked...
Syria after one year of unrest

Syria after one year of unrest

(VOVworld) – March 15 marks one year of political crisis in Syria, which has killed more than 8,000 people. Efforts by the Syrian government and the international community have failed...

Belgium holds a national day of mourning

Belgium on Wednesday held a national day of mourning after a bus crash killed 28 Belgians in Switzerland. 22 of the victims were schoolchildren. Belgian Prime Minister Elio Di Rupo expressed his condolences to the families...
Syria – a challenge to diplomacy

Syria – a challenge to diplomacy

(VOVworld) Diplomatic efforts are being made to find a viable solution in Syria. Kofi Annan, Joint Special Envoy of the UN and the League of Arab States, and representatives of Russia...
March 7th, 2012

March 7th, 2012

I’d like to begin this week’s Letter Box with opinions from some of our regular listeners about old-fashioned shortwave listening versus new media technology
Vietnam to discuss OEDC development strategy

Vietnam to discuss OEDC development strategy

(VOVworld) - Vietnam is one of the countries which have obtained many socio-economic achievements and made considerable changes in various areas, said the Director of OECD Development Centre (DEV) Mario...
Martial arts in former imperial city

Martial arts in former imperial city

(VOVworld) The central province of Thua Thien Hue is characterized by the romance of conical hats, the elegance of traditional long dresses and the charm of local chants. Hue is...