North Korea pressured by new sanctions

North Korea pressured by new sanctions

(VOVWORLD) - The world has imposed new, stricter sanctions on North Korea following Pyongyang’s nuclear test on September 3. China, a close trade partner of North Korea, has taken a tougher stance...
Voting begins in controversial Kurdish referendum

Voting begins in controversial Kurdish referendum

(VOVWORLD) - Iraqi Kurds began casting their ballots in a controversial independence referendum on Monday as tensions between Iraq's largest ethnic minority and the Iraqi government in Baghdad intensified
 Pyongyang protests new UN sanctions

Pyongyang protests new UN sanctions

(VOVWORLD) - North Korea hit back against the latest sanctions adopted by the UN and threatened to take strategic measures by fully mobilizing its national power
Europe experiences unrest on May Day

Europe experiences unrest on May Day

(VOVWORLD) -A May Day march in Paris turned violent less than a week before the runoff French presidential election. A few hundred protesters started throwing gasoline bombs and other objects...
US to pay for THAAD deployment in South Korea

US to pay for THAAD deployment in South Korea

(VOVworld)-South Korea said the United States had reaffirmed it would shoulder the cost of deploying the THAAD anti-missile system, days after President Donald Trump said Seoul should pay for...
Vietnam opposes sovereignty violation activities

Vietnam opposes sovereignty violation activities

(VOVworld) – Vietnam resolutely protests against China’s recent moves in Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago which violate Vietnam’s sovereignty over Hoang Sa and complicate the situation in the East Sea
Nicaragua Canal, unrealistic mega-project

Nicaragua Canal, unrealistic mega-project

(VOVworld) – The Nicaraguan Canal, which was expected to become Nicaragua’s largest infrastructure project, is one of the Nicaraguan government’s efforts to lift Nicaragua out of poverty. But since the...