Turkey vowed to root out allies of the US-based cleric it blames for an abortive coup last week, widening a purge of the army, police and judiciary on July 19 to universities and schools, the intelligence agency and religious authorities.

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) fired three ballistic missiles on July 19 which flew between 500 and 600 km (300-360 miles) into the sea off its east coast, the Republic of Korea (RoK)'s military said, the latest in a series of provocative moves by the isolated country.

Thailand may have to buy 9,000 megawatts (MW) of electricity from Laos this year to meet its rising demand.

Indonesia called on all militants hiding in forests in Poso of Central Sulawesi province to surrender after their leader, the most-wanted Santoso, was shot dead by the security forces.

New British Prime Minister Theresa May told the first meeting of her senior ministers on July 19 that they must all play their part in making Britain's exit from the European Union a success.

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has revised down its target for tourism related income next year, citing concerns about global, regional and national economic problems and the political situation. 

Indonesian police are "90% certain" the nation's most wanted terrorist Santoso has been killed. 

VOV.VN - The ruling by the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) against China’s nine-dotted-line claim over the East Sea provides an important legal basis for a unified interpretation of the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). 

Some 3,200 migrants were plucked from overcrowded boats off the coast of Libya on July 19 and one dead body was recovered, Italy's coast guard said, as people smugglers operating in Libya took advantage of calm seas and warm weather.

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on a high-speed rail (HSR) project connecting Singapore and Malaysia was signed by the two countries on July 19.