US House gives President fast-track authority

US House gives President fast-track authority

(VOVworld) - The US House on Thursday voted to advance legislation to give President Barack Obama fast-track authority to negotiate a Pacific trade deal, reviving the prospects for the President...
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...
Iran’s nuclear deal before the deadline

Iran’s nuclear deal before the deadline

(VOVworld)- The P5+1 group is exerting every effort to reach a final deal on Iran’s nuclear program before the deadline of June 30. However, this deadline is likely to...
Houses of the Giay

Houses of the Giay

(VOVworld) – Ta Van Giay, a hamlet of the Giay in Sapa township, Lao Cai province, is nestled in Muong Hoa valley. The Hoa, or Flower, Spring provides water for the whole...
EU Summit: Split due to Ukraine’s crisis

EU Summit: Split due to Ukraine’s crisis

(VOVworld)- Opened on Thursday in Brussels, the EU Summit focused on ways to deal with the escalation of tension in Ukraine, the extension of sanctions against Russia and military aid to...
UN envoy in Syria to seek Aleppo truce

UN envoy in Syria to seek Aleppo truce

(VOVworld) - UN special envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura arrived in Damascus on Saturday for talks with the Syrian officials about a deal to freeze fighting in the northwestern city...
Vietnam hands over six Filipino fishermen

Vietnam hands over six Filipino fishermen

(VOVworld) – Six Filipino fishermen who were in distress and saved by soldiers of the Song Tu Tay Island of Truong Sa district, Khanh Hoa province were handed over to the...
IMF warns of instability over Scottish independence

IMF warns of instability over Scottish independence

(VOVworld) – Scotland’s split from the UK would create a “new and different monetary, financial and fiscal situation, causing negative results,” said International Monetary Fund spokesperson Bill Murray Thursday in...
Iraq faces double crisis

Iraq faces double crisis

(VOVworld)- 3 years after the US withdrew its troops out of Iraq in December, 2011, Iraq once again has plunged into violence due to the insurgence of jihadists of the Islamic...
Palestinian unity government sworn in

Palestinian unity government sworn in

(VOVworld) - The Palestinian unity government has been sworn in by President Mahmoud Abbas. The ceremony took place Monday in Ramallah, the Palestinian seat of government in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. The...
Yemen to become federal state

Yemen to become federal state

(VOVworld)- A presidential panel has agreed to transform Yemen into a six-region federation as part of its political transition