(VOVWORLD) - Both the US and Iran said Thursday that Iranian forces had shot down an American military surveillance drone, but the two sides offered conflicting details on the incident, which is likely to further escalate already heightened tensions in the Middle East.

(VOVWORLD) - About 20 migrants are missing in the Mediterranean Sea after a rescue operation that saved 27 others from a sinking boat, the Spanish coastguard said Wednesday.

(VOVWORLD) - Hanoi welcomed nearly 14.4 million visitors so far this year, up 9.5 percent from the same time last year, including more than 3.3 million foreign tourists, reported the municipal Department of Tourism.

(VOVWORLD) - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs officially launched its one-stop shop unit in Hanoi on Thursday, which is responsible for handling administrative procedures as an enthusiastic response to the Government’s administrative reform.

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on Thursday chaired a national conference to review natural disaster response and search and rescue activities last year and work out future plans.

(VOVWORLD) - A forum themed “Developing a shrimp trademark” opened on Wednesday in Bac Lieu province. The Directorate of Fisheries co-hosted the event with the Vietnam Fisheries Society and provincial authorities.

(VOVWORLD) - Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization (AEOI) said Wednesday that Tehran will not give European powers more time beyond July 8 to save the nuclear deal by shielding Iran from US sanctions.

(VOVWORLD) - European Union (EU) members want to expand cooperation with Vietnam through the earliest possible signing of the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) and the EU-Vietnam Investment Promotion Agreement (EVIPA).

(VOVWORLD) - The Vietnamese Party and State consistently attach much importance to friendship and all-round cooperation with African countries, including the Ivory Coast, Politburo member and Secretary of the Party Central Committee Vo Van Thuong has said.

(VOVWORLD) - The National Agriculture Extension Center held a workshop on Wednesday in Quang Ngai province on applying technology application to offshore fishing and seafood exploitation and preservation.