(VOVWORLD) - The UN migration agency says a boat carrying more than 80 migrants from Libya sank in the Mediterranean overnight. Only 4 people on board have been rescued. The rest are still missing.

(VOVWORLD) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday met Pope Francis during an official visit to Italy and the Vatican.

(VOVWORLD) - Iran has summoned the British ambassador in Tehran over the seizure of an Iranian oil tanker in Gibraltar, Iranian state TV quoted Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi as saying.

(VOVWORLD) -An international exhibition called Fire Safety & Rescue Vietnam - Secutech Vietnam 2019 will take place from 14 to 16 August in Ho Chi Minh city.

(VOVWORLD) -Experts from India and Russia have visited My Son sanctuary in the central province of Quang Nam from late June to early July to help with the restoration of the world cultural heritage site.

(VOVWORLD) - The General Statistics of Vietnam reports that Vietnam’s GDP in the first half of this year increased 6.76%, which is lower than the growth from same period last year, but higher than that of the same periods from 2011 to 2017.

(VOVWORLD) -Vietnam respects and guarantees citizens’ rights to freedom of belief and religion, said the spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

(VOVWORLD) -At Thursday’s reception for newly-appointed Chinese Ambassador to Vietnam Xiong Bo, Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan underscored the ambassador’s role in intensifying the bilateral relations.

(VOVWORLD) - Ho Chi Minh City is eager to develop its service infrastructure, said Politburo member and Secretary of the municipal Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam and the US have worked to strengthen cooperation on crime fighting.