(VOVWORLD) - British-born actress and singer Jane Birkin, a 1960s wildchild who became a beloved figure in France, has died in Paris aged 76.

(VOVWORLD) - The United States and China will look to revive efforts to combat global warming this week, in bilateral meetings that observers hope will raise the bar on ambitions ahead of UN-sponsored climate talks in late 2023.

(VOVWORLD) - National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue offered incense at Quang Tri citadel and released a wreath on the Thach Han River in the central province of Quang Tri in honor of fallen combatants on the occasion of the 76th anniversary of Vietnam’s War Invalids and Martyrs Day (July 27).

(VOVWORLD) - National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue urged the central province of Thua Thien-Hue to complete important planning schemes and projects, towards the status of a centrally-run city by 2025.

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh asked Bac Kan province to focus on a forest-and tourism-based economy while paying attention to transport infrastructure, public investment and the construction of industrial parks and clusters.

(VOVWORLD) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russia had a sufficient stockpile of cluster bombs and reserved the right to use them if such munitions were deployed against Russian forces in Ukraine.

(VOVWORLD) - Italy issued hot weather red alerts for 16 cities on Sunday, with meteorologists warning that temperatures will hit record highs across southern Europe in the coming days.

(VOVWORLD) - Brigade 167 under the Naval Region 2 received the Fatherland Protection Order, 3rd class, at a ceremony to mark its 10th founding anniversary.

(VOVWORLD) - Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha signed a decision last Friday to establish the Institute of Environment, Sea and Islands Science under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.

(VOVWORLD) - Rescue vessels of the Marine Services Joint Stock Company under the Saigon Tan Cang Corporation, the Vietnam People’s Navy on Thursday successfully rescued the Panamanian ship “Nemrut Bay” which was stranded off the coast of Binh Thuan province on Monday.