Current Affairs

26/04/2016

ASEAN regional security guaranteed by East Sea stability

(VOVworld)- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi concluded his tour of 3 Southeast Asian nations on Sunday with a statement on a 4-point agreement on the East Sea. The visit came with The Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in The Hague, Netherlands, about to announce its final ruling on the Philippines’ maritime rights lawsuit against China. Some analysts say Beijing’s scheme behind this visit was to cause division within ASEAN over East Sea disputes.

26/04/2016

Reforms needed to achieve 6.7% growth

(VOVworld)- Vietnam’s GDP growth rate increased 5.46% in the first quarter of this year, less than in the same period last year. But economists predict the national economy may achieve the goal of 6.7% GDP growth rate if reforms are undertaken aggressively.

25/04/2016

Persuading the UK to remain in the EU, a difficult task for President Obama

(VOVworld) – US President Barack Obama visited the UK from April 21 to 24. Economic issues, the war on terror, and persuading the UK to remain in the EU topped his agenda.

25/04/2016

Enhancing Vietnam, Laos ties

(VOVworld)- Bounnhang Volachith, General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party and President of Laos, began an official friendly visit to Vietnam on Monday.

25/04/2016

Challenges facing the global fight against drugs

(VOVworld)- The 2016 UN General Assembly Special Session (UNGASS) on the World Drug Problem, which ended on April 21, was held for the first time in 2 decades. UN officials and world leaders discussed a new approach of the fight against drugs, putting people at the centre. However, differences between countries spark concerns about anti-drug efforts.

22/04/2016

Vietnam’s adaptation to climate change

(VOVworld) – On April 22 Vietnam and more than 100 other countries attended the signing ceremony of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change in New York 4 months after it was approved in Paris. Climate change adaptation is currently one of Vietnam’s priorities.

21/04/2016

Efforts for peace in Syria stalled

(VOVworld) – The Syrian opposition has withdrawn from peace talks in Geneva due to what it calls the deteriorating security and humanitarian situation in Syria. This has stalled efforts to end Syria’s 6-year civil war.

21/04/2016

Vietnam on the map of human evolution

(VOVworld) – Vietnamese and Russian archaeologists have found valuable artifacts in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai that they say belonged to ancient humans around 800,000 years ago. The discovery has put Vietnam on the list of a few countries that witnessed human evolution.

20/04/2016

Vietnam contributes to ASEM cooperation

(VOVworld) – Vietnam’s hosting of the conference to promote the Asia-Europe partnership in the 21st century has illustrated its deep engagement in the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) to strengthen cooperation between the two continents.

20/04/2016

Political turmoil in Brazil

(VOVworld) – Brazil’s lower house has voted for President Dilma Rousseff's impeachment 367 to 137 with 7 abstentions. Rousseff is accused of hiding a budgetary deficit to win re-election in 2014.