ASEAN, UN strengthen bilateral cooperation

ASEAN, UN strengthen bilateral cooperation

Visiting UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon has met with ASEAN Secretary General Surin Pitsuwan in Jakarta at the invitation of Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
Bomb blasts rock Damascus

Bomb blasts rock Damascus

(VOVworld)- Syrian Minister of Health Wael Al Halaqi said in a televised statement that at least 27 people were killed and around 100 others injured when two suicide bombings rocked...
Positive sign for Middle East peace process

Positive sign for Middle East peace process

(VOVworld) - A “comprehensive and mutual” truce has been agreed between Israel and Palestine after four days of fierce violence. The cease fire followed Egypt’s effort to broker a deal...
Initial success of Traffic Safety Year 2012

Initial success of Traffic Safety Year 2012

(VOVworld)- Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has stressed the significance of the targets set for the traffic safety year 2012. Mr. Phuc, who also is Chairman of the...
UN passes Syria resolution

UN passes Syria resolution

(VOV) - The UN General Assembly approved on Thursday a new resolution condemning human rights violations in Syria and calling for an immediate end to the violence there
FM Pham Binh Minh visits China

FM Pham Binh Minh visits China

(VOVworld)- Vietnam’s Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh yesterday held talks with his Chinese counterpart Yang Jiechi during his ongoing official visit to China
An outdated embargo

An outdated embargo

(VOVworld) February 7th marks 50 years of the US embargo policy against Cuba. After 9 US Presidents’ terms of office, the embargo appears increasingly absurd and outdated, representing the...
Palestinian President rejects peace proposal

Palestinian President rejects peace proposal

(VOVworld) Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has rejected a Quartet proposal to advance an economic program in exchange for peace negotiations between Israel and Palestine. The Quartet includes the US, the EU,...