(VOVworld) A monument dedicated to Vietnamese volunteer soldiers was inaugurated in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on October 27 after a period of restoration
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...
(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...
(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...
(VOVworld) - Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has become this year Nobel Laureate for Peace in recognition of his tireless effort to end the half a century long civil war in Columbia....
(VOVworld)- The Hanoi Municipal Emulation and Reward Council released the list of nine residents to receive the title of outstanding citizens this year on October 4
(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...
(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...
(VOVworld) – With just 2,000 VND or 10 cents, poor workers can buy either a book, a pair of shoes, a bottle of oil, or even a new costume offered by...
(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...
(VOVworld)- Vietnamese film director Nguyen Hoang Diep has been awarded the title of “Knight of Arts and Letters” by the French Government, making her the first Vietnamese female director to...
(VOVworld) – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc chaired the government’s meeting for August on Monday. Cabinet members discussed 5 bills and some ordinances and decrees and assessed the socio-economic...
(VOVworld) – Minister and Chief of the Government Office Mai Tien Dung paid tribute to second lieutenant Pham Duc Trung, who died on a training mission on board of airplane L39 in Tuy...
(VOVworld) – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has urged the local people and authorities to build Tam Ky city, Quang Nam Province, into a modern city
(VOVworld) – On Thursday, the Hanoi Museum and Hanoi Ceramics Museum held a workshop on Vietnamese folk paintings and their preservation
(VOVworld)- More than 100 Vietnamese and Japanese scientists, experts and managers gathered in Hoi An city of central Quang Nam province on August 16 to discuss the restoration of Chua Cau (Pagoda...
(VOVworld) – Ca Trù (Vietnamese ceremonial singing), Chau Van (Vietnamese ritual singing), Xam (a form of unique traditional folk singing), Luc Cung Hoa Dang (Lanterns Dance) and many other folk melodies from...
A: Volleyball appeared in Vietnam between 1920 and 1922 in large cities like Hanoi and Hai Phong. After the August Revolution in August, 1945, like other sports, volleyball became more...
(VOVworld) - 30km from the center of Hanoi in the outskirt district of Thanh Oai lies Tri Lễ village, a famous hamlet that makes the iconic Vietnamese traditional palm leaf hats...
(VOVworld) – Iraq’s Defense Minister Khaled al-Obeidi said on Saturday that many Islamic State leaders have fled Mosul toward Syria ahead of a planned offensive by US-backed Iraqi...