UN Human Rights Council elects 15 new members

UN Human Rights Council elects 15 new members

(VOVWORLD) - The UN General Assembly on Monday elected 15 new members to the Human Rights Council: Afghanistan, Angola, Australia, Chile, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mexico, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, Qatar, Senegal...
UN warns of rising tensions in Congo

UN warns of rising tensions in Congo

(VOVWORLD) - The UN Security Council urged Congo's government on Wednesday to keep an agreement to hold a presidential election by the end of the year, warning that failure to...
UN to close five peacekeeper bases in Congo

UN to close five peacekeeper bases in Congo

(VOVWORLD) - The UN mission in Congo (MONUSCO) announced Wednesday that five UN peacekeeper bases in the Democratic Republic of Congo will close at the end of this month, describing it...
Vietnam’s choir features in Human Kind single

Vietnam’s choir features in Human Kind single

(VOVWORLD) - The Miracle Choir and Orchestra is Vietnam’s only representative in the Human Kind international charity single, released and distributed worldwide by Universal Music Operations
United Nations condemns attacks in Congo

United Nations condemns attacks in Congo

(VOVworld) - The United Nations Security Council has strongly condemned the recent spate of violence in the south-central Kasai region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, calling on the...
Congo train attack kills 14 people

Congo train attack kills 14 people

(VOVworld) – At least 14 people including one child and two soldiers were killed in an attack on a train blamed on former rebel fighters south of the Congo capital Brazzaville
50 dead in clashes in Kinshasa

50 dead in clashes in Kinshasa

(VOVworld) - More than 50 people were killed on Monday in clashes between protesters and security forces in the Congolese capital Kinshasa, opposition groups said, calling for further anti-government demonstrations
Solutions to help Vietnamese farmers joining the TPP

Solutions to help Vietnamese farmers joining the TPP

(VOVworld) – The Vietnamese Farmers’ Association held a workshop on Thursday to look into the impacts of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement on Vietnam’s agricultural industry and seek solutions to help...
Maximizing citizen’s rights via ballots

Maximizing citizen’s rights via ballots

(VOVworld)- On May 22, Vietnamese voters will cast their ballots to elect deputies of the 14th National Assembly and People’s Councils for the next 5-year term. Each ballot...
Medical evacuation plane missing off Senegal

Medical evacuation plane missing off Senegal

(VOVworld) - A medical evacuation plane with seven people on board, including a French patient, disappeared off the coast of Senegal on Saturday night during a flight from Burkina Faso to Dakar...
Congo massacres kill 23 people

Congo massacres kill 23 people

(VOVworld) – The Democratic Republic of Congo’s authorities said Thursday that 23 people were killed in 2 massacres near Mbau town in North Kivu province
New human H7N9 case in China

New human H7N9 case in China

(VOVworld) - Shenzhen City in China's Guangdong Province on Monday reported a new human infection of H7N9 bird flu. A six-year-old girl has tested positive for H7N9 and is...