Iraq sets deadline to announce new cabinet lineup

Iraq sets deadline to announce new cabinet lineup

(VOVworld) - Iraq’s parliament on Monday gave Prime Minister Haider Al Abadi three days to present a new non-party cabinet to fight corruption. Iraq’s state television reported that, with support from 170...
US, Japan reject possibility of re-negotiating TPP

US, Japan reject possibility of re-negotiating TPP

(VOVworld) – The White House said Tuesday that President Barack Obama’s administration rejects the proposal of certain some US congressmen to re-negotiate the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement, saying that...
House Republicans nominate speaker

House Republicans nominate speaker

(VOVworld) - House Republicans formally nominated Wisconsin congressman Paul Ryan for Speaker on Wednesday, to replace John Boehner, who vowed to leave at the end of October
Iran nuclear talks: no turning back

Iran nuclear talks: no turning back

(VOVworld) – March 31 is the deadline for the West and Iran to reach a framework agreement on Iran’s nuclear program. Negotiators from the P5+1 (the US, UK, France, Russia, China,...
US lawmakers hail Vietnam’s role in the region

US lawmakers hail Vietnam’s role in the region

(VOVworld) – US Senator John McCain and Congressman Eliot Engel hailed Vietnam’s role in regional stability and prosperity during their meetings with Vietnamese Ambassador to the US Pham Quang Vinh...
New page in US-Cuban relations

New page in US-Cuban relations

(VOVworld)- The US and Cuba are holding their highest-level talks on normalizing bilateral ties in the Cuban capital, Havana. The talks are aimed at restoring full diplomatic ties between...
Key US Congress positions elected

Key US Congress positions elected

(VOVworld) – The 114th US Congress, of which both chambers are led by the Republicans, elected key positions in the Senate and the House of Representatives on Tuesday, the first day...
Vietnam, a key part of US strategy

Vietnam, a key part of US strategy

(VOVworld) – US legislators spoke highly of the US-Vietnam Comprehensive Partnership framework in individual meetings with Vietnamese Ambassador to the US Pham Quang Vinh in Washington last Wednesday and Thursday