Activities to mark Workers’ Month in May

Activities to mark Workers’ Month in May

(VOVworld) – The Vietnam General Confederation of Labors (VGCL) will launch a program at trade unions to support businesses, improve productivity, and ensure the social welfare and the rights of workers
Developing social institutions for workers

Developing social institutions for workers

(VOVworld) – Vietnam now has nearly 300 industrial zones that employ about 2.8 million workers. A survey by the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor shows that the lives of these...
Red silk cotton trees in full bloom in Do Son

Red silk cotton trees in full bloom in Do Son

(VOVworld)- Red silk cotton tree flowers, also known as Bombax ceiba, in Do Son district started to bloom these days, turning the popular tourist destination into a giant red carpet
Wednesday, June 17, 2015

Wednesday, June 17, 2015

B: VOV’s contest, “What do you know about Vietnam?” has received a great number of entries from listeners around the world. Listener Ogasawara from Japan’s Tochigi province has...
White House slowdowns in TPP issue

White House slowdowns in TPP issue

(VOVworld)- The US House voted 236 to 189 on Wednesday to give itself six more weeks for a second vote on rule change on Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA), one part of a trade package, called...
Cotton tree flowers in full bloom in early April

Cotton tree flowers in full bloom in early April

(VOVworld) - Bombax ceiba, like other trees of the genus Bombax, is commonly known as cotton tree. The tree is widely planted in southeastern Asian countries such as in Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Hong...
Vietnam set to reduce social vices

Vietnam set to reduce social vices

(VOVworld) - Vietnam aims to reduce social vices in 2014, with a focus on eliminating drugs and prostitution. This was set out at a conference of the National Committee for AIDS,...