Coronavirus pandemic still accelerating: WHO chief

Coronavirus pandemic still accelerating: WHO chief

(VOVWORLD) - The novel coronavirus pandemic is still accelerating and its effects will be felt for decades, World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told an online conference on...
Wednesday April 15, 2020

Wednesday April 15, 2020

(VOVWORLD) - This week we received several letters from listeners with postmarks that indicated they took more than a month to reach our office in Hanoi. That helps to explain...
Foreigners happy in Hoi An despite Covid-19

Foreigners happy in Hoi An despite Covid-19

(VOVWORLD) - Hoi An ancient town in Quang Nam province is less crowded these days because of the COVID-19 epidemic. The hundreds of foreign tourists who have been stranded here by...
Life in Vietnam’s quarantine area

Life in Vietnam’s quarantine area

(VOVWORLD) - The Vietnamese government has been working diligently to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic, and to ensure the safety of its citizens and visitors to Vietnam. Quarantine facilities...
Cham towers in Binh Dinh province

Cham towers in Binh Dinh province

(VOVWORLD) - Binh Dinh, a coastal province in central Vietnam, is a land of martial arts plus majestic sea and mountain landscapes. Once the political and cultural hub of the ancient Champa Kingdom...
Afghan government to release 5,000 Taliban prisoners

Afghan government to release 5,000 Taliban prisoners

(VOVWORLD) - The Afghan government will gradually release 5,000 Taliban prisoners starting this week if insurgents significantly reduce their violence, President Ashraf Ghani’s spokesman said Wednesday, paving the way...
Middle East mired in escalating tensions

Middle East mired in escalating tensions

(VOVWORLD) - Tensions in the Middle East has been escalating following the US’s declaration of additional troops deployed to the region after hundreds protesters stormed its embassy compound in Iraq on Tuesday....
US to stockpile rare earth magnets

US to stockpile rare earth magnets

(VOVWORLD) - The US military plans to stockpile rare earth magnets used in Javelin missiles and F-35 fighter jets, according to a government document seen by Reuters