Sustainable development: Leaving no one behind

Sustainable development: Leaving no one behind

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam shared with the world its experience in implementing Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on Wednesday at the 2019 session of United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). Vietnam highlighted...
Digital tax threatens US-EU trade

Digital tax threatens US-EU trade

(VOVWORLD) - One week after the French Parliament passed a bill imposing digital taxes on large tech companies including US-based firms. Spain says it will push ahead with plans to approve...
Wednesday July 10, 2019

Wednesday July 10, 2019

(VOVWORLD) - This week, we’d like to welcome back to VOV Mr. Otto Schwartz of the US. It has been a long time since we last heard from you
India seeks to create its own Davos

India seeks to create its own Davos

(VOVWORLD) - India is contemplating organizing an annual global investors’ meet in the country, akin to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, to promote its bigger global role
Not Dirt Cheap: Rare Earth Minerals and the Trade War

Not Dirt Cheap: Rare Earth Minerals and the Trade War

(VOVWORLD) - In the escalating trade war between the USA and China, ‘critical minerals’ and especially rare earth minerals (REM) have again become a prominent issue. This is because trace quantities of these...
Mekong Delta re-plans in response to climate change

Mekong Delta re-plans in response to climate change

(VOVWORLD) - After nearly 2 years of implementing a government resolution on sustainable and climate resilient development of the Mekong Delta, known as Resolution 120, a number of policies have been revised...
West Lake's hidden treasures

West Lake's hidden treasures

(VOVWORLD) - Hanoi’s Tay Ho district has the capital city’s largest lake called Ho Tay or West Lake. This huge lake has a circumference of 17 kilometers. Just 15 minutes from...
India imposes tariffs on 28 US goods

India imposes tariffs on 28 US goods

(VOVWORLD) - India will impose higher retaliatory tariffs on 28 US products including almonds, apples and walnuts from Sunday, following Washington’s withdrawal of key trade privileges for New Delhi