Countries enhance measures against Covid-19

Countries enhance measures against Covid-19

(VOVWORLD) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group have pledged to provide billions of dollars of emergency financing for member countries that could seek support in light...
Vietnam joins UN efforts in drug combat

Vietnam joins UN efforts in drug combat

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam’s permanent mission to the United Nations and other international organisations in Vienne, and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) is co-organising a photo exhibition...
Worldwide Covid-19 updates

Worldwide Covid-19 updates

(VOVWORLD) - A second person has died of the novel coronavirus in the Seattle area and more confirmed cases of the illness have emerged in Washington State, officials at EvergreenHealth...
ADMM Retreat opens plenary session

ADMM Retreat opens plenary session

(VOVWORLD) - The ASEAN Defense Ministers’ Meeting Retreat (ADMM Retreat) convened its plenary session in Hanoi on Wednesday, opening activities held by the Vietnamese Defense Ministry during Vietnam’s chairmanship of...
Vietnam proposes ASEAN plan to fight nCoV

Vietnam proposes ASEAN plan to fight nCoV

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc urged a joint effort to deal with the coronavirus (nCoV) epidemic during a phone call with Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Tuesday
Vietnam achieves stellar tourism growth

Vietnam achieves stellar tourism growth

(VOVWORLD) - Last year Vietnam welcomed more than 18 million foreign tourists, a record-high figure, achieving an annual growth rate of 16.2 percent, and received several prestigious international tourism awards....
Indonesia remembers 2004 tsunami victims

Indonesia remembers 2004 tsunami victims

(VOVWORLD) - A memorial was held on Thursday in the Indonesian province of Aceh for the victims of the Indian Ocean tsunami 15 years ago. A major earthquake occurred off the island of...
Vietnam, Indonesia bolster bilateral cooperation

Vietnam, Indonesia bolster bilateral cooperation

(VOVWORLD) - Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh and visiting Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi agreed to strengthen bilateral cooperation during talks in Hanoi on Monday