(VOVworld) – A World Bank report says Vietnam’s poverty rate reduced from 58% to 20% over the past 20 years
(VOVworld)- The National Assembly Standing Committee convened its 19th meeting in Hanoi on Wednesday to review the outcome of the fifth session and to prepare for the sixth session. National...
(VOVworld) – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on Sunday attended a ceremony in Ho Chi Minh City to mark the 65th anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh’s appeal for patriotic...
Vice President of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPC) and External Communications Chief Wang Jiarui on Wednesday held talks with Choe Ryong-hae special envoy of North Korean...
North Korea’s Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of Korea condemned the arrival of the US aircraft carrier USS Nimitz for a joint drill as an "extremely reckless" provocation and...
Egypt on Sunday criticized an Israeli air raid which targeted Syria. Meanwhile, the Arab League asked the UN to end Israeli attacks targeting Syria
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas arrived in Beijing on Sunday to begin a state visit that will last until May 7
China attaches great importance to its ties with neighboring countries and places ASEAN at a primary position in its foreign relations Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Sunday before wrapping up a five...
(VOVworld) - Vietnam is gearing up measures to prevent the spread of bird flu A/H5N1 and H1N1
A suspect, who was accused of sending letters poisoned with ricin to President Barack Obama and a US senator, was freed Tuesday after being held for a week
(VOVworld) - Tension between Japan and China escalates following a visit to Yasukuni Shrine by Japanese officials and legislators
According to the Chinese National Health and Family Planning Commission on Sunday, there have been two more deaths of human H7N9 avian influenza in Zhejiang Province
Hundreds of people were killed or injured Saturday when a strong earthquake struck China’s southwestern Sichuan province
Syrian troops captured five key villages in heavy fighting Sunday in the strategic province of Homs near the Lebanese border
(VOVworld) - The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum concluded on Sunday in Indonesia
Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili said Thursday that any breakthrough in the upcoming round of talks with the P5+1 group will only be possible if the powers recognize...
Afghanistan plans to destroy 15,000 hectares of poppy fields this year in its latest efforts to control the heroin trade that fuels endemic violence and corruption, officials said Sunday
(Swissre) - Swiss Re's latest study reveals that natural catastrophes and man-made disasters in 2012 caused economic losses of USD 186 billion and approximately 14,000 lives
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday left Beijing for his first official overseas visit as President of China
US President Barack Obama on Thursday re-affirmed Washington’s commitment to establishing an independent Palestinian state