A wooden plank believed to have been used as a bed by King Hàm Nghi (1884-1885) has been found in the central province of Quảng Bình.

France's Emmanuel Macron makes his first visit as president to Spain and Portugal, starting on Thursday, in his push to overhaul the EU, with the two southern allies seeking French help to connect their energy grids to Europe.

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Nearly 600 African migrants in Algeria were abandoned in the desert with hardly any food and water before being rescued, an official in neighbouring Niger said on Sunday.

Rights groups have accused the Algerian authorities of arbitrarily arresting and deporting migrants from sub-Saharan Africa and sometimes dumping them in the desert, charges vehemently denied by government.

Việt Nam hopes to strengthen its cooperation with Algeria across many key sectors, particularly economy and trade, to match the success of their bilateral political ties, Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc told visiting Algerian Foreign Minister Abdelkader Messahel.

Six members of Tunisia's security forces were killed on Sunday in a "terrorist attack" near the border with Algeria, the interior ministry said, the country's deadliest such incident in over two years.

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will visit Việt Nam on July 8-9 to boost the comprehensive partnership between the two countries, especially in the key areas of politics, diplomacy, economy, trade, investment, defence, security, and in addressing the aftermath of the war.

 The United Nations General Assembly will vote on Wednesday on condemning Israel for Palestinian deaths in Gaza in a resolution fiercely opposed by the United States, which wants Hamas to face condemnation.

The first Vovinam (Vietnamese martial art) Grand Prix was organised in Algeria on May 4-5.

The Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) has proposed amending the law on Vietnamese workers working abroad under contracts to give trade union organisations direct participation in protecting overseas labourers.