UN extends aid activities in Syria for 1 year

UN extends aid activities in Syria for 1 year

(VOVworld) - The UN Security Council has approved the delivery without government approval of humanitarian aid across borders and conflict lines in Syria for another year in a resolution aimed at...
Vietnam tries to combat human trafficking

Vietnam tries to combat human trafficking

(VOVworld) – Human trafficking is a crime and a grave violation of human rights. Vietnam has been working closely with the international community to escalate the fight against human trafficking and...
Chuseok: the Korean Thanksgiving holiday

Chuseok: the Korean Thanksgiving holiday

(VOVworld) - Chuseok, or the annual thanksgiving holiday, is the second biggest event after Lunar New Year Festival in Korea. Korean people visit relatives and ancestral graves during the celebration, which will fall on September 15th...
Korean Peninsula threatened by escalating tensions

Korean Peninsula threatened by escalating tensions

(VOVworld) – North Korea recently continued testing its submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM), which fell inside Japan’s Air Defense Identification Zone over the Sea of Japan. This was Pyongyang’s third missile launch since...
Climate change adaptation in Mekong delta

Climate change adaptation in Mekong delta

(VOVworld) – Climate change has affected the production and lives of people in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam’s rice bowl. Appropriate models for adapting to climate change have become an urgent...
North Korea slams US-South Korea joint drills

North Korea slams US-South Korea joint drills

(VOVworld) – On Sunday, North Korea slammed US-South Korea joint military drills which will beginning Monday, and said Washington will be held accountable for “igniting war” on the Korean peninsula