North Korea is invited to 2018 Winter Olympics

North Korea is invited to 2018 Winter Olympics

(VOVworld) - North Koreans will be allowed to travel to South Korea for the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics if they wish to take part. Lee Duk-haeng, spokesman for South Korea’s Unification...
Spring Press Review

Spring Press Review

(VOVworld) –Vietnamese newspapers’ colorful New Year edition covers the jubilant celebrations throughout Vietnam and overseas, leaders’ New Year messages, national traditions, and Vietnam’s socio-economic performance
Chinese President visits Switzerland

Chinese President visits Switzerland

(VOVworld) – Chinese President Xi Jinping began a state visit to Switzerland on Sunday to attend the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, the UN in Geneva,...
Vietnam's top 10 sports events of 2016

Vietnam's top 10 sports events of 2016

1. Olympic gold medal for shooter Hoang Xuan Vinh Hoang Xuan Vinh won Vietnam’s first gold medal in the ten-metre air pistol event at the 2016 Olympics in Brazil. He...
Da Nang ready for Asian Beach Games

Da Nang ready for Asian Beach Games

(VOVworld) - Deputy Director of Da Nang's Department of Culture and Sports Nguyen Phuc Linh said preparations for the 5th Asian Beach Games (ABG5) were basically completed as of Tuesday
VOVworld celerbates 71st founding anniversary

VOVworld celerbates 71st founding anniversary

(VOVworld) – The Voice of Vietnam’s world service (VOV5) broadcasts in twelve languages: English, French, Japanese, Russian, Chinese, German, Thai, Lao, Cambodian, Indonesian, Spanish, and Vietnamese. Since the first broadcast on September 7...
No Zika cases from Olympics, says WHO

No Zika cases from Olympics, says WHO

(VOVworld) - The World Health Organization has said there have been no confirmed cases of Zika among travelers or athletes at the Rio Olympics. The WHO said its prediction that the...
2016 Rio Olympics closes

2016 Rio Olympics closes

(VOVworld) – The 2016 Rio Summer Olympics closed in a magnificent ceremony held at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on Monday (Vietnam time)