UN urges rapid Libya handover

UN urges rapid Libya handover

(VOVworld) – On Wednesday the UN Envoy to Libya, Martin Kobler, urged a rapid, complete handover of power to a unity government that arrived in Tripoli a week ago, and warned...
Cosplay: the Culture of Immitation

Cosplay: the Culture of Immitation

(VOVworld) - Costume role-play or cosplay has become more than a fashion trend. It’s now massive network of costume enthusiasts, spread around the globe. Why has it attracted...
Onigiri - A symbol of family love in Japan

Onigiri - A symbol of family love in Japan

(VOVworld) - At first glance, Onigiri- Japanese rice balls- seem too ordinary to represent the quintessence of Japan’s cooking arts, unlike a colorful tray of sushi. Yet, the simple-looking rice...
Terrorist threats in Europe

Terrorist threats in Europe

(VOVworld) – People in Belgium and across Europe were stunned by terrorist attacks, which hit Brussels on Tuesday. Although disaster scenarios had been prepared, Belgian and European leaders failed to prevent...
Germany’s political landscape shaken

Germany’s political landscape shaken

(VOVworld)- The three-year-old Alternative for Germany Party (AfD) has shaken up Germany’s political landscape with dramatic gains in regional elections in 3 states on Sunday entering the...
Colombia to sign peace deal with FARC in May

Colombia to sign peace deal with FARC in May

(VOVworld) – Colombian Interior Minister Juan Fernando Cristo said on Friday that the Colombian government and leaders of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) will sign a peace deal in May...
Macedonia shuts border to illegal migrants

Macedonia shuts border to illegal migrants

(VOVworld) - Macedonia has closed its borders completely to illegal migrants after Slovenia, Croatia and Serbia announced new tight restrictions on migrant entry, a police official said on Wednesday
EU, Turkey address migration crisis

EU, Turkey address migration crisis

(VOVworld)- After negotiating for 12 hours in Brussels on March 7, EU and Turkish leaders failed to find a solution to the worst migrant crisis since World War II. They...
New round of Syria peace talks delayed

New round of Syria peace talks delayed

(VOVworld) – The United Nations will delay the next round of Syria peace talks by two days to March 9 to allow the cessation of hostilities in force since Saturday to take...
Zika cases detected in many countries

Zika cases detected in many countries

(VOVworld) – The Czech Republic has identified its first two cases of the mosquito-borne Zika virus in two Czechs returning from separate trips to the Caribbean, the Czech Health Minister...
Russia sues Ukraine over unpaid 3 billion USD loan

Russia sues Ukraine over unpaid 3 billion USD loan

(VOVworld) - Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said on Wednesday that Russia has filed a lawsuit against Ukraine at London's Court of International Arbitration over 3 billion USD loan Kiev has...
Prospects for peace in Syria

Prospects for peace in Syria

(VOVworld) – UN-mediated peace talks between the Syrian government and the opposition, scheduled for January 25, have been postponed to January 29 by disagreements on a number of issues. Those differences...
National interests are top priority

National interests are top priority

(VOVworld)- The 12th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam opened in Hanoi on Thursday. Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong presented the 11th Party Central Committee’s report...