IPU 132 releases Hanoi Declaration

IPU 132 releases Hanoi Declaration

(VOVworld) – The 132nd General Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU 132) closed in Hanoi on Wednesday. IPU 132 released the Hanoi Declaration, affirming the IPU’s vision regarding sustainable...
Ukraine declares high alert nationwide

Ukraine declares high alert nationwide

(VOVworld) – The Ukrainian government on Monday decided to impose a state of emergency across the country due to escalating tensions in eastern provinces of Lugansk and Donetsk
Vietnam’s top ten events in 2014

Vietnam’s top ten events in 2014

1. National Assembly passes several Laws, Resolutions to specify 2013 Constitution In 2014, the National Assembly adopted 29 Laws to fine-tune the legal system, and institutionalize the 2013 Constitution’s...
Revising laws in the people’s interest

Revising laws in the people’s interest

(VOVworld) – The 13th National Assembly is collecting opinions on 12 revised laws and will approve 18 revised laws during its on-going 8th session. Many of the revised laws relate to human...
Boko Haram leader shows up in new video

Boko Haram leader shows up in new video

(VOVworld) - A man resembling Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau dismisses Nigerian military claims of his death in a new video obtained by the AFP news agency on Thursday
Libya declares curfew as Ebola spreads

Libya declares curfew as Ebola spreads

(VOVworld) – Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf imposed a night curfew in the capital city of Monrovia on Wednesday and quarantined infected areas
Thailand declares martial law

Thailand declares martial law

(VOVworld) – Thai Army Commander-in-Chief, General Prayuth Chan-ocha declared martial law Tuesday on the entire nation to take effect at 3 am