Vietnam encourages British investment

Vietnam encourages British investment

(VOVWORLD) -Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung called on businesses from the UK to make investment in Vietnam during a reception for Lord James Mayer Sassoon, Executive Director of Jardine Matheson...
30/11/2017

30/11/2017

Highlights: - Pooch Henry and kitten Balloo travel around the world - The first contestant with Down’s Syndrome competes for Miss Minnesota - Introduction to St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle - the wedding...
Iraq frees Tal Afar from Islamic State

Iraq frees Tal Afar from Islamic State

(VOVWORLD) - The Iraqi government announced on Thursday that its military, after 2 weeks of combat, reclaimed north Tal Afar and the rest of Nineveh province, one of ISIS’s last...
Buddha’s birthday observed in Vietnam

Buddha’s birthday observed in Vietnam

(VOVWORLD) - The Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) Central Committee held a solemn ceremony to mark the 2561st birthday of Buddha in Hanoi on Wednesday. The event was attended by Head of the...
Buddha’s birthday inspires charity work

Buddha’s birthday inspires charity work

(VOVWORLD) -More than 10 million Buddhist followers across Vietnam are celebrating Lord Buddha’s birthday which falls on the 15th of the 4th lunar month. Traditional rituals, including Buddha bathing, incense offering...
Celebrations of Reunification Day and May Day

Celebrations of Reunification Day and May Day

(VOVworld) – Celebrations are underway throughout Vietnam to mark the Reunifcation Day on April 30 and May Day. The Sa Pa summer tourism festival until June 30 features a cloud festival, the Cat...
Vietnam to host Miss Grand International 2017

Vietnam to host Miss Grand International 2017

(VOVworld) – The Miss Grand International 2017 contest will be held in Ho Chi Minh City and Quang Binh and Kien Giang province in October, attracting participants from 80 countries and...
Efforts to save Canada-EU Trade Agreement

Efforts to save Canada-EU Trade Agreement

(VOVworld)- After 7 years of negotiations, the Canada-EU Trade Agreement is at risk following Belgium’s disapproval. If the agreement is not signed, the EU’s trade will be seriously affected...
Yemen bogged down in crisis

Yemen bogged down in crisis

(VOVworld) – The 72-hour ceasefire in Yemen brokered by the UN has collapsed due to continuous fighting between Arab coalition and the Houthi forces. The impoverished country of the Arabian...
EU-Canada free trade agreement in trouble

EU-Canada free trade agreement in trouble

(VOVworld) – 3 days after the parliament of the French Community of Belgium rejected the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada, thousands of Europeans took to the street to...
UK, France agree to boost cooperation against IS

UK, France agree to boost cooperation against IS

(VOVworld) - French President Francois Hollande's office said in a statement Saturday that President Hollande and British Prime Minister David Cameron agreed to "intensify their cooperation" in the fight against...