(VOVWORLD) - More than 1,000 people died during haj this year, according to a Reuters tally, as extreme heat hammered the nearly two million who took part in the annual Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca.

(VOVWORLD) -Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on Monday received Sun Yongcai, chairman and executive director of Dalian Locomotive and Rolling Stock Co. Ltd. (CRRC) and Wang Xiaojun, deputy general manager of Power Construction Corporation of China (PowerChina), as part of his working visit to China.

(VOVWORLD) -Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said Vietnam considers developing relations with China an objective requirement, strategic choice and top priority in Vietnam's foreign policy, as he held talks with Premier of China Li Qiang in the Chinese city of Dalian on Monday.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnamese runner Nguyen Thi Ngoc Anh finished first in the women’s race at the classic mountain climbing distance of 12.8 kilometers at the Southeast Asia Trail Running Cup held in the Philippines.

(VOVWORLD) -The European Football Federation (UEFA) on Sunday announced increased security measures at 10 stadiums in Germany after fans got on the pitch to approach their idol stars.

(VOVWORLD) -Chinese tourists have chosen Vietnam as one of their top destinations in Asia this summer.

(VOVWORLD) -Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday sent a letter of thanks to General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong and President To Lam after his visit to Vietnam last Wednesday and Thursday, according to the Russian News Agency TASS.

(VOVWORLD) -Vietnam has shown high determination in combating illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing to have the European Commission’s “yellow card” against its fisheries sector removed, with many achievements and positive changes recorded since 2017, said an Australia-based expert.

(VOVWORLD) -20 bodies have been found inside the location of a fire at a lithium battery factory in Hwaseong City, south of the capital Seoul, the Korean Fire Force has reported. The fire occurred at about 10:30 a.m. on Monday, local time.

(VOVWORLD) -The National Assembly on Monday afternoon discussed the revised draft Law on Value Added Tax.