26th session of the NA Standing Committee concludes

26th session of the NA Standing Committee concludes

(VOVworld) - The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee concluded its 26th session in Hanoi Friday after deputies gave opinions to the ordinance to penalise attempts to obstruct procedural activities of courts
Vietnam set to reduce social vices

Vietnam set to reduce social vices

(VOVworld) - Vietnam aims to reduce social vices in 2014, with a focus on eliminating drugs and prostitution. This was set out at a conference of the National Committee for AIDS,...
US demonstration against spying program

US demonstration against spying program

(VOVworld) - Protesters carried signs: "Stop Mass Spying," "Thank you, Edward Snowden" and "No secret courts” as they marched in Washington on Saturday to protest the U.S. government's online...
The US government begins shutdown

The US government begins shutdown

(VOVworld) - From 11 o’clock on Tuesday, local time, the US government began a partial shutdown at the end of the state budget for the 2013 fiscal year
CPJ boldly distorts Vietnam’s press

CPJ boldly distorts Vietnam’s press

(VOVworld) – The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on February 14th released its annual report on global press freedom, which listed Vietnam among the world’s top 5 countries for jailing the...
Thousands march in Cairo in support of Morsi

Thousands march in Cairo in support of Morsi

Thousands of people are demonstrating across Egypt in support of the national’s Islamist president Mohammed Morsi. The Muslim Brotherhood hopes the turnout at these rallies will counteract earlier opposition protests....