FM Spokesman responds to religious freedom

FM Spokesman responds to religious freedom

(VOVworld)-Vietnamese Foreign Ministry spokesman Luong Thanh Nghi has responded to reporters’ question on Vietnam’s comment on the US Department of State’s International Religious Freedom Report 2011. Nghi said that...
China, South Korea establish military hotline

China, South Korea establish military hotline

The Korean press reported Wednesday that the Defense Ministries of Korea and China have agreed to establish a hotline between their defense chiefs. A Korean Defense Ministry spokesman said the agreement is...
DPRK denies policy change

DPRK denies policy change

An official of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has denied any policy change in his country. The spokesman of the Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of Korea yesterday...
Syria’s security headquarters bombed

Syria’s security headquarters bombed

Syrian Defense Minister General Daoud Rajha, his Deputy Assef Shawkat, and Interior Minister Mohamad Shaar were killed in a suicide bombing in Damascus on Wednesday that targeted National Securit
Syrian political crisis spins out of control

Syrian political crisis spins out of control

(VOVworld) – Fighting in Syria has reached a new intensity. Five days of escalating violence in the capital city of Damascus culminated in a suicide bomb blast targeting the National Security Agency on...
EU praises Spain’s effort to deal with public debt

EU praises Spain’s effort to deal with public debt

The EU commission’s economic affairs spokesman Simon O’Connor said the EC welcomes Spain’s new fiscal measures after the Spanish government announced a new austerity package on Wednesday. O’Connor said the EC...
Vietnam protests Chinese oil company’s move

Vietnam protests Chinese oil company’s move

(VOVworld) – Vietnam strongly protests and requests that China cease the invitation of international bids for 09 oil and gas lots within Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone and continental shelf
Vietnam rejects China accusations

Vietnam rejects China accusations

The adoption of the Law on the sea by the Vietnamese National Assembly on June 21 is a normal judicial exercise to perfect the country’s legal framework so as...
Kofi Annan back in Syria

Kofi Annan back in Syria

(VOVworld) - UN-Arab League Joint Special Envoy for Syria Kofi Annan arrived in Damascus today to discuss a solution to the Syrian crisis with President Bashar Al-Assad