Italian nurse tests positive for Ebola virus

Italian nurse tests positive for Ebola virus

(VOVworld) – An Italian nurse working with medical charity Emergency tested positive for the Ebola virus on Tuesday. The Italian Health Ministry said the 37-year-old male paramedic has worked in Sierra...
Female scientists bring light for patients

Female scientists bring light for patients

(VOVworld) – The Kovalevskaia Science Award 2014 was granted to an individual and a group of 16 female scientists led by Associate Professor Nguyen Thi Binh for their excellent achievements in applied science....
Labor export: opportunities in 2015

Labor export: opportunities in 2015

(VOVworld) – More than 100,000 Vietnamese workers went abroad to work last year, doubling the yearly target by the Ministry of Labor, Invalids, and Social Affairs. It aims to maintain contracts...
Orbis Int’l funds eye care projects in Hue in 2015

Orbis Int’l funds eye care projects in Hue in 2015

(VOVworld) - Orbis International – a nonprofit organization dedicated to saving sight worldwide – is funding several eye care projects in Thua Thien Hue province, most notably the Flying Eye Hospital project in...
Idle talks with Tran Đang Khoa

Idle talks with Tran Đang Khoa

(VOVworld) - Meeting Tran Dang Khoa for the very first time, he was totally different from what I had imagined about him as a famous poet
Ebola patient in France in stable condition

Ebola patient in France in stable condition

(VOVworld) - French Health Minister Marisol Touraine said Monday that a UN worker being treated for Ebola in Paris was in stable condition. Speaking to France Inter radio, Touraine said the...
NYC physician tests positive for Ebola

NYC physician tests positive for Ebola

(VOVworld) – A “Doctors Without Borders” physician recently returned from West Africa has tested positive for Ebola, the first confirmed case in New York City, authorities said Thursday
A long way to go to stop the Ebola epidemic

A long way to go to stop the Ebola epidemic

(VOVworld) – There is new hope in the fight against Ebola. Several West African countries have been declared Ebola-free by the World Health Organization (WHO), and the first batches of experimental vaccines...
Vietnam steps up Ebola response

Vietnam steps up Ebola response

(VOVworld) – The Emergency Operation Centre of the Vietnamese Health Ministry held an emergency meeting this week to review Ebola preventative measures in Vietnam with experts from the World Health Organisation, the US Centre...
Wednesday October 8, 2014

Wednesday October 8, 2014

VOVworld) - Christopher Lewis of England wrote:“I would like to say that VOV has excellent news coverage, not only domestic but also international. Each story is covered in depth and delivered very well. The Sunday show...
Free eye surgery for the elderly

Free eye surgery for the elderly

(VOVworld) – A special art program entitled “Bright eyes for the elderly” took place in Hanoi on Monday to raise money for free eye surgeries and check-ups for the elderly
Scenario for climate change response in Vietnam

Scenario for climate change response in Vietnam

(VOVworld ) - Vietnam continues to be singled out as one of the world’s climate change hotspots. With its long coastline and low-lying deltas, researchers warn millions of people in the country...