OECD lifts 2024 growth forecasts

OECD lifts 2024 growth forecasts

(VOVWORLD) - The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development has raised its projection for global economic growth for 2024 to 3.1%, up two-tenths of a percentage point from...
Wednesday May 29, 2024

Wednesday May 29, 2024

(VOVWORLD) - Last week VOVWORLD received about 400 emails and letters from listeners, not counting myriads of comments and questions posted on our website
UN General Assembly debates veto right at UNSC

UN General Assembly debates veto right at UNSC

(VOVWORLD) - The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Tuesday debated the use of veto power in the Security Council, just ahead of the second anniversary of a special measure implemented...
Israeli anthropologist discusses Hoi An’s cuisine

Israeli anthropologist discusses Hoi An’s cuisine

(VOVWORLD) - The book “Rice talks: Food and Community in a Vietnamese Town” by Israeli anthropologist Nir Avieli takes you on a fascinating journey to explore Hoi An’s cuisine, revealing how cuisine shapes social bonds, cultural...
Europe endures year of extreme heat: Copernicus report

Europe endures year of extreme heat: Copernicus report

(VOVWORLD) - Last year Europe saw record high temperatures in many areas, causing great loss of life and property, according to the “2023 European State of the Climate” report, jointly released Monday by the Copernicus...