VOV celebrates 70th National Resistance Day

VOV celebrates 70th National Resistance Day

(VOVworld)- The Voice of Vietnam on Monday held a ceremony to mark the 70th anniversary of National Resistance Day. In his address, VOV President Nguyen The Ky recalled the day...
China refurbishes Forbidden City walls

China refurbishes Forbidden City walls

(VOVworld) – Walls used to protect the Chinese Emperors have weakened with many loose bricks and cracks. Last weekend, work began on repairing the walls of the Forbidden City, the former...
Wednesday, October 26, 2016

Wednesday, October 26, 2016

A: Le Duc Tho was the first and only person ever to refuse a Nobel Peace Prize. In his declining statement, he wrote: "Peace has not yet really been established in...
Friendship order bestowed upon UN Resident Coordinator

Friendship order bestowed upon UN Resident Coordinator

(VOVworld) - Pratibha Mehta, the United Nations Resident Coordinator and Development Program Resident Representative in Vietnam, was presented a friendship order from the Vietnamese State in Hanoi on Tuesday for her...
Family names of M’nong ethnic people restored

Family names of M’nong ethnic people restored

(VOVworld) – Due to historical circumstances, many M’nong people in Dak Nong province only have their first name in legal documents because they do not know their surnames. Females and males are distinguished by middle...
US, Cuba continue to normalize relations

US, Cuba continue to normalize relations

(VOVworld) – President Barack Obama on September 27 nominated Jeffrey DeLaurentis, top official at the US Embassy in Havana since relations were restored in late 2014, to be the first US ambassador...
Syrian army advances in Aleppo

Syrian army advances in Aleppo

(VOVworld) - A military source confirmed that the Syrian army on Tuesday restored full control over the al-Farafira neighborhood in Northern Aleppo as part of a major offensive launched last...
Kim Hoang folk paintings

Kim Hoang folk paintings

(VOVworld) – Kim Hoang folk paintings which originates in Kim Hoang village, Hoai Duc district, Hanoi, flourished from the 18th to the 19th century. They mostly portray fixtures in the simple lives of people in...