Not Dirt Cheap: Rare Earth Minerals and the Trade War

Not Dirt Cheap: Rare Earth Minerals and the Trade War

(VOVWORLD) - In the escalating trade war between the USA and China, ‘critical minerals’ and especially rare earth minerals (REM) have again become a prominent issue. This is because trace quantities of these...
Hightened tensions in Gulf of Oman

Hightened tensions in Gulf of Oman

(VOVWORLD) - Since two oil tankers were attacked in the Gulf of Oman earlier this week tensions in the region have escalated. Reconciliation efforts have been unsuccessful
Wednesday January 30, 2019

Wednesday January 30, 2019

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnamese people are jubilantly preparing for Tet, the Lunar New Year celebration which will begin next Tuesday, February 5th
Bằng Lăng stork garden in Cần Thơ province

Bằng Lăng stork garden in Cần Thơ province

(VOVWORLD) - The Mekong delta province of Cần Thơ is best known for its endless green rice fields and abundant orchards. The beautiful scenery is ornamented by thousands of storks spreading...
IAEA says Iran is sticking to nuclear deal

IAEA says Iran is sticking to nuclear deal

(VOVWORLD) - Iran has remained within the main restrictions on its nuclear activities imposed by the 2015 deal, despite continued uncertainty over its future, a confidential report by the UN atomic...
Longivity celebration of Nung ethnic minority people

Longivity celebration of Nung ethnic minority people

(VOVWORLD) - There are approximately 80 thousand Nung people living in the northern province of Bac Giang, 45 km north of Hanoi. They earn a living from rice growing and gathering. Birthdays or longivity celebrations...
UN warns of nuclear threat

UN warns of nuclear threat

(VOVWORLD) - The threat of the use, intentional or otherwise, of nuclear weapons is growing, the UN representative for disarmament affairs Izumi Nakamitsu told a preliminary review meeting of the Non-Proliferation Treaty...
Must-try dishes in Hue

Must-try dishes in Hue

(VOVWORLD) - Hue city has won fame for its magnificence of royal tombs, temples, pagodas, and shrines, the romantic Perfume River, and mouth-watering food
Flower Festival of the Cong in Dien Bien

Flower Festival of the Cong in Dien Bien

(VOVWORLD) -The Cong group has around 1,000 people living mainly in Dien Bien province. At the end of the year they are cheerfully organizing a flower festival to celebrate...
Seoul considers proposing inter-Korean military talks

Seoul considers proposing inter-Korean military talks

(VOVWORLD) - The South Korean government is considering holding inter-Korean military talks with its northern neighbour in early 2018 providing that Pyongyang not conduct additional missile and nuclear provocations