A1 Hill and the former vital battle

A1 Hill and the former vital battle

(VOVworld) - A1 Hill is the most famous battle of Dien Bien Phu site. The hill is 32 meters high, 82 thousand square meters large and 500 meters west of the headquarters...
France hopes to regain people’s trust

France hopes to regain people’s trust

(VOVworld) - New French Prime Minister Manuel Valls said that his government would focus on decreasing the state budget deficit and tax and regaining people’s trust rather than staging a...
French review of Dien Bien Phu and Indochina

French review of Dien Bien Phu and Indochina

(VOVworld)- The French Military Museum and the Strategy Research Institute of the French Defense Ministry have held a series of seminars on Indochina and Dien Bien Phu covering the history of the...
France calls for far-reaching EU, ASEAN ties

France calls for far-reaching EU, ASEAN ties

(VOVworld)- French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said in his public address on French policy toward Asia at the ASEAN Secretariat in Jakarta on Friday that France wanted to build an organized...

UN approves peacekeeping force for Mali

The UN on Thursday approved a peacekeeping force of more than 12,600 military personnel and police to undertake a French and African-led mission in the war against Islamist...

VOV5 holds French singing contest

(VOVworld)-Prizes in the second French singing contest held by VOV’s overseas service were awarded last night at the VOV Theater in Hanoi. Nguyen Tran Kiet of Ho Chi Minh City won the first...
Francois Hollande wins French presidential election

Francois Hollande wins French presidential election

(VOVworld) - Socialist candidate Francois Hollande defeated French incumbent President Nicolas Sarkozy in the presidential runoff Sunday. Preliminary results showed Hollande with 51% of votes ahead of Sarkozy with 48%. Sarkozy...