US House accelerates TPP negotiation

US House accelerates TPP negotiation

(VOVworld) – The US House of Representatives plan to soon approve a bill to hand President Barack Obama the “fast-track” trade negotiation authority, a step to accelerate the negotiation process...
IMF warns of economic challenges to Latin America

IMF warns of economic challenges to Latin America

(VOVworld) – The economic challenges that Latin America faces are not trivial amid decreasing raw materials’ prices, the International Monetary Fund (IMF)’s deputy chief David Lipton said at a high...
Victory of Nui Thanh celebrated

Victory of Nui Thanh celebrated

(VOVworld) – Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc attended a ceremony on Monday in Quang Nam province celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Nui Thanh Victory
Houses of the Giay

Houses of the Giay

(VOVworld) – Ta Van Giay, a hamlet of the Giay in Sapa township, Lao Cai province, is nestled in Muong Hoa valley. The Hoa, or Flower, Spring provides water for the whole...
Saudi-led coalition bombs Yemen’s capital

Saudi-led coalition bombs Yemen’s capital

(VOVworld) – 4 air strikes by the Saudi-led coalition on Sunday hit the Yemeni Presidential Palace in Sana’a and a nearby hill where Houthi reinforcements are preparing to seize...
Soldiers’ Sanctuary– a message of peace

Soldiers’ Sanctuary– a message of peace

(VOVworld)- Memories of the war, emotional meetings between those who used to be on the two sides of the war, and stories told by American war veterans during their returns...
Protestor’s gyrocopter lands on Capitol Hill

Protestor’s gyrocopter lands on Capitol Hill

(VOVworld) – A postal worker from Florida landed his lightweight gyrocopter on the West Lawn of the Capitol on Wednesday in protest against campaign finance laws and the corruption that results from money in politics...
Wednesday April 8, 2015

Wednesday April 8, 2015

(VOVworld) - First we’d like to welcome a new listener, Stu McLeod of Napier City, New Zealand. He listened to the VOV World service on Sunday, April 5. Stu told us...
US Republicans push Iran bill

US Republicans push Iran bill

(VOVworld) – US Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday that the Senate would begin a debate next week on bill that would require President Barack Obama to submit...
Tay’s culture and belief

Tay’s culture and belief

(VOVworld) – With around 1.7 million people, the Tay are the biggest ethnic minority group in Vietnam. They live mainly in Vietnam’s northern and northwestern provinces - Cao Bang, Bac Can, Lang Son,...
Ebola vaccine development shows promising results

Ebola vaccine development shows promising results

(VOVworld) - Scientists said on Monday that the two Ebola vaccines undergoing clinical trials have shown promising results and would be deployed in January 2015 to West African countries affected by...