'Unfathomable grief' as 13 feared dead in New Zealand eruption New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern expressed "unfathomable grief" on Tuesday after a volcanic eruption on a popular tourist island that is thought to have claimed 13 lives.

Việt Nam awaiting UK court's decision to bring 39 lorry victims' bodies home

British police have charged a 23-year-old man from Northern Ireland with human trafficking as part of their inquiry into the deaths of 39 people found in the back of a container truck near London last month, reported the Vietnam News Agency.

VNA leader suggests ways to win public trust in battle with fake news In his presentation, he said fake news continues to be a major concern for news agencies and media outlets around the world – and the VNA is no exception.

Ten Poetry POS Machines on Kulangsu Xiamen: Children Are Born Poets Ten Poetry POS Machines on Kulangsu Xiamen: Children Are Born Poets

Xinhua to expand cooperation with Vietnam News Agency

Deputy head of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Information and Education and Minister of Information and Communications Nguyễn Mạnh Hùng hosted a reception in Hanoi on Tuesday for Vice President of China’s Xinhua News Agency Zhang Sutang.

China to stay on peaceful development path: Xi Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday pledged that the country will stay on the path of peaceful development, and pursue a mutually beneficial strategy of opening up.

Toll rises to 28 in Mexico bar fire attack Gunmen burst into a Mexican strip club in a hail of bullets and killed at least 28 people as they trapped revelers inside and started a raging fire, officials said on Wednesday.

Sympathy to Tanzania over fuel tanker explosion

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc on Thursday sent a message of sympathy to his Tanzanian counterpart Majaliwa Kassim Majaliwa over the fuel tanker explosion in Morogoro on August 10. 

Hong Kong airport protesters retreat after chaos Flights were departing Hong Kong airport largely on schedule on Wednesday morning, a day after protesters caused chaos with a disruptive sit-in that paralysed the busy transport hub.

Typhoon Lekima leaves 44 dead, 16 missing in China Typhoon Lekima has left 44 dead and 16 missing in two Chinese provinces, wreaking havoc there with torrential rains and strong gales.