Vietnam works to protect religious freedom

Vietnam works to protect religious freedom

(VOVworld) - Heiner Beilefeldt, UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion and belief, presented to the 28th session of the UN Human Rights Council the main findings of his visit to Vietnam from July...
Wednesday March 11, 2015

Wednesday March 11, 2015

(VOVworld) - This week we received an interesting guest from Russia. He is Maxim Kochergin, a listener to VOV in Russian and English. Maxim is a broadcaster on a radio channel specializing in traffic information in...
Wednesday February 25, 2015

Wednesday February 25, 2015

(VOVworld) - Happy New Year, dear listeners. We’re very glad to be back on the Letter Box segment after one week off for the lunar New Year holiday. We wish you a year...
Combating terrorism: a joint task

Combating terrorism: a joint task

(VOVworld) - Growing terrorism has triggered expanding anti-terrorism efforts. But defeating terrorism is a long-term project which will require the cooperation of many countries
Islamic State poses great threat to the globe

Islamic State poses great threat to the globe

(VOVworld) – The self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS) poses a huge threat to the globe, Russian President Vladimir Putin said during an interview with the Egyptian state newspaper Al-Ahram on...
Wednesday February 4, 2015

Wednesday February 4, 2015

A: First on our show today, we’d like to thank you all for your regular feedback to our broadcasts. As shortwave broadcasting is fading out amidst the explosion of digital...
Syrian Kurds drive Islamic State out of Kobane

Syrian Kurds drive Islamic State out of Kobane

(VOVworld) - Kurdish ground forces with air support from the US and its allies have retaken the Syrian town of Kobane from Islamic State militants, said US Lieutenant-General James Terry...
US closes embassy in Yemen

US closes embassy in Yemen

(VOVworld) – The US Embassy in Sana'a, Yemen has a very limited ability to assist with emergency cases involving US citizens and will not offer routine consular services, the US...
Muslims protest Charlie Hebdo magazine

Muslims protest Charlie Hebdo magazine

(VOVworld) – Thousands of Muslims took to the streets on Friday to protest satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo’s recent caricature of Prophet Mohammed. Demonstrations were held in the Pakistani cities of Karachi...