London Olympics close with spectacular ceremony

London Olympics close with spectacular ceremony

(VOVworld) - The 30th Olympic Games drew to a close Sunday evening with a ceremony of spectacular sights, sounds, and music featuring more than 4,000 performers. The ceremony opened with a parade of...
Syrian political crisis spins out of control

Syrian political crisis spins out of control

(VOVworld) – Fighting in Syria has reached a new intensity. Five days of escalating violence in the capital city of Damascus culminated in a suicide bomb blast targeting the National Security Agency on...
Syria faces new challenges

Syria faces new challenges

(VOVworld) – Turkey on Monday accused Syria of opening fire on a second Turkish plane that was searching for the wreckage of a jet earlier shot down by Syria. The move has...
Vietnam ranked as world’s second happiest nation

Vietnam ranked as world’s second happiest nation

(VOV) - Vietnam is considered the second happiest country in the world, behind Costa Rica, with Colombia third, despite the residents constant groaning over traffic jams and overcrowded hospitals and schools
Vietnam ranks 2nd in Happy Planet Index list

Vietnam ranks 2nd in Happy Planet Index list

(VOVworld)-Vietnam becomes the 2nd most happiest country in the world in terms of longevity and happy life based on environmental resources use. This year ranking was released on June...
Shaky future in Syria

Shaky future in Syria

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad met UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan on Tuesday to discuss the situation in Syria. Annan praised the “positive spirit” of the coordination between the...
Chicago Summit – a meeting of commitments

Chicago Summit – a meeting of commitments

(VOV) – The 2-day summit in Chicago ended on Monday. Some major agreements were reached on the hand-over process in Afghanistan, the deployment of the EU missile defense shield,...
Euro crisis overshadows G8 talks

Euro crisis overshadows G8 talks

Leaders of the world’s eight largest economies held an online conference on the euro crisis on Thursday, the day before the G8 summit takes place in the US