Foreign visitors’ impressions of Hanoi

Foreign visitors’ impressions of Hanoi

(VOVworld) – Unlike bustling Sai Gon or serene Hue Imperial city, Hanoi blends the ancient and the modern. Its Old Quarter retains many traditional craft streets such as Hang Ma, which makes votive paper...
Letter Box July 25, 2012

Letter Box July 25, 2012

A: Let’s start this week’s Letter Box with an email from a young Bulgarian listener Georgi Bancov. 16 year-old Georgi reported listening to our July 20 broadcast...
Violence continues in Syria

Violence continues in Syria

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
Vietnam affirms sovereignty over Truong Sa, Hoang Sa

Vietnam affirms sovereignty over Truong Sa, Hoang Sa

Taiwan’s Liberty Times website reported on Sunday that Taiwan is considering extending a runway by an additional 500m on Ba Dinh island in Vietnam’s Truong Sa archipelago. On the same day, the Taiwan Central...
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...
Iran commits to renouncing nuclear weapons

Iran commits to renouncing nuclear weapons

(VOVworld)-Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said yesterday that the country will give a written commitment to stop making nuclear weapons if the Tehran’s uranium enrichment program is approved for peaceful...
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...
Russian President Putin on tour of Middle East

Russian President Putin on tour of Middle East

(VOVworld)—Russian President Vladimir Putin today /on Monday leaves on a three-stop tour of the Middle East, including Israel, Palestine, and Jordan to discuss events in the region as well...
Egypt faces new risks of instability

Egypt faces new risks of instability

(VOVworld) – The Egypt’s political arena has become ruffled again after the country’s 2nd round of presidential elections last week. What happens in this North African country is contrary to a...
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...