Wednesday August 20, 2014

Wednesday August 20, 2014

A: This week we got a lot of compliments for the music we play on our program and post on our website. Jayanta Chakrabarty of India wrote: “Once again I have enjoyed hearing Vietnamese...
Violence flares up in eastern Ukraine

Violence flares up in eastern Ukraine

(VOVworld) – Artillery fire by the Ukrainian army on Sunday damaged the buildings of the “Sail of Hope” orphanage and the Scientific and Research Institute of High Voltages in Slavyasnk city,...
9th Plenum of the Party Central Committee closes

9th Plenum of the Party Central Committee closes

(VOVworld) – The 9th Plenum of the Party Central Committee closed on Wednesday. In his closing speech, Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong reviewed the outcomes of the week-long meeting...
World War II Victory Day celebrated

World War II Victory Day celebrated

(VOVworld) – Around 10,000 commemorative activities are taking place across Russia to celebrate the 69th anniversary of World War II victory Day on May 9, including military parades and fireworks...
Ukraine’s armed forces on full combat alert

Ukraine’s armed forces on full combat alert

(VOVworld) - Ukraine's armed forces have been put on full combat alert. The Ukrainian acting president Oleksandr Turchynov announced Wednesday that he made the order in response to the threat...
North Korea conducts live-fire drills

North Korea conducts live-fire drills

(VOVworld) – North Korea on Tuesday conducted live-fire drills near the maritime border (NLL) in the Yellow Sea, hours after Pyongyang sent an announcement to Seoul
Afghan presidential election: a thorny path

Afghan presidential election: a thorny path

(VOVworld) – Afghan people will cast their ballots in a presidential election late this week with a hope that a new government can resolve instability, corruption, poor management, and the impasse in...
2014 Winter Olympics opens

2014 Winter Olympics opens

(VOVworld) – The 2014 Winter Olympics opening ceremony will occur on Friday in Sochi, Russia, attended by 40,000 guests, including Russia’s President Vladimir Putin
China deploys warplanes to East China Sea

China deploys warplanes to East China Sea

(VOVworld) – China has sent two warplanes to a so-called air defence identification zone that was unilaterally declared by Beijing in the East China Sea to monitor the aircrafts of...
Vietnam combats typhoon Haiyan

Vietnam combats typhoon Haiyan

(VOVworld) - Typhoon Haiyan has changed its course, heading towards Vietnam’s north-central and northern coastal provinces