(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam needs to take stronger and more specific step to fight illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing, the European Commission (EC) said following an inspection trip to Vietnam from May 16 to May 24.

(VOVWORLD) - Vice Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Do Ba Ty and a delegation of deputies for Lao Cai province met voters on Wednesday in Bat Xat district to announce the outcomes of the 5th session of the 14th NA.

(VOVWORLD) - Mozambican Prime Minister Carlos Agostinho do Rosario hailed Vietnam’s support for Mozambique and its achievements in economic development and improving people’s lives during the renewal process.

(VOVWORLD) - Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh has called on the Bulgarian National Assembly (NA) to support both governments in measures to develop bilateral ties.

(VOVWORLD) - Two British citizens became critically ill after being exposed to Novichok, the same nerve agent that struck down a former Russian agent and his daughter in March, an anti-terrorism police said on Wednesday.

(VOVWORLD) - Iran’s Foreign Ministry summoned the French and Belgian ambassadors and German chargé d’affaires in protest at the arrest of an Iranian diplomat in Germany on Wednesday.

(VOVWORLD) -Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam chaired a working session to inspect the implementation of grassroots democracy in the Ministry of Labor, Invalids, and Social Affairs on Wednesday.

(VOVWORLD) -The mid-term Vietnam Business Forum (VBF) 2018, themed “Linkage between domestic and FDI businesses – Partnership for mutual benefit”, made its debut in Hanoi on Wednesday.

(VOVWORLD) -The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV)’s net purchase of foreign currencies exceeded 11 billion USD in the first half of 2018, increasing the nation’s foreign exchange reserves to approximately 63.5 billion USD.

(VOVWORLD) -The Vietnam Fatherland Front held a conference gathering its chairpersons in provincial branches nationwide to discuss preparations for its congresses at all levels.