(VOVWORLD) -An al-Qaida-linked group in Mali has released a proof-of-life video showing six foreign hostages.

(VOVWORLD) -North Korea on Sunday condemned the South for what it called Seoul's "submission to the US," as leaders of those two countries joined last week in urging Pyongyang to give up its nuclear ambition.

(VOVWORLD) - The UK announced on Sunday its withdrawal from the London Fisheries Convention, which, for the past 50 years, allowed foreign countries to fish in British waters. This is a historic first step towards the UK’s departure from the European Union.

(VOVWORLD) - The threat posed by North Korea was a key topic in phone calls between US President Donald Trump and the leaders of China and Japan, along with trade issues.

(VOVWORLD) - Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov has described the US’s missile attack on Syria’s airbase in April as a hit to Russia-US relations, saying that their unilateral attempts to use military power to push one’s geopolitical interests are unacceptable to Russia.

(VOVWORLD) -National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan has suggested key measures for Hanoi city to meet its projected growth of 9% this year.

(VOVWORLD) -Vietnam welcomed 6.2 million foreign visitors in the first half of this year, up 30% against the same period last year.

(VOVWORLD) -A month called “Paying debts of gratitude” was launched on Sunday in Nghe An province by the Vietnam Red Cross, the Ministry of Health, the Vietnam People’s Army’s General Department of Politics and the Vietnam Young Physicians’ Association.

(VOVWORLD) -Golfers from 11 European countries and Vietnam competed at the Czech Open 2017 on Sunday. The annual tournament was organized by the Vietnam-Czech Golf Club and the Vietnamese Association in the Czech Republic.

(VOVWORLD) -Hamburg Mayor Olaf Scholz vowed to ensure security during the G20 summit. He said about 20,000 police will be deployed on city streets on July 7-8.