(VOVWORLD) - At least 44 people were crushed to death at an over-crowded religious bonfire festival in Israel on Friday, medics said, in what Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described as a "heavy disaster".

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam confirmed 4 new domestically transmitted infections of COVID-19 on Friday evening, according to the Health Ministry.

(VOVWORLD) - The United States, Japan and South Korea are arranging a meeting of foreign ministers during the G7 gathering in the United Kingdom next week, the Yomiuri Shimbun reported on Thursday.

(VOVWORLD) - North Korea plans to build an "export processing zone" near the border with China, state media said Thursday, in a move that appears to be aimed at increasing trade with the neighboring ally amid economic challenges due to global sanctions.

(VOVWORLD) - The Vietnam Coast Guard and the China Coast Guard on Wednesday finished their first joint patrol on the waters adjacent to the demarcation line between the two countries in the Tonkin Gulf.

(VOVWORLD) - The Vietnamese Foreign Ministry has condemned China for violating Vietnam's sovereignty by imposing a unilateral fishing ban in the East Sea, internationally known as the South China Sea.

(VOVWORLD) - The National Assembly has performed its duties well in all aspects, including parliamentary diplomacy, helping to raise Vietnam’s stature in the international arena and contributing to the country's development.

(VOVWORLD) - Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on Thursday sent a message to Lao Party leader and President Thongloun Sisoulith amid the widespread of the COVID-19 pandemic in Laos.

(VOVWORLD) - At a meeting in Hanoi on Thursday, Vietnamese Foreign Ministry Deputy Spokesperson Doan Khac Viet talked about Vietnam’s citizen protection in India and some Southeast Asian countries.

(VOVWORLD) - President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on Thursday visited and presented gifts to a number of social beneficiaries who participated in the Ho Chi Minh campaign 46 years ago.