Indonesia will host the 60th commemorative anniversary of the Asian-African Conference (AAC) from April 19 to 24, having invited representatives from 109 countries from the two continents, 16 observer countries, and 25 international organisations to attend. 

An explosion rocked a chemical plant in eastern China on April 6, state media said, but they provided few details, including whether anyone was hurt or killed.

President Milos Zeman has "closed the door" of Prague Castle to the US ambassador following comments perceived as critical of the Czech's decision to attend a World War Two commemoration in Moscow, according to local media reports on April 5.

Houthi fighters and allied army units clashed with local militias in the southern Yemeni city of Aden on April 5, and eyewitnesses said gun battles and heavy shelling ripped through a downtown district near the city's port.

(VOV) -Japan and the Republic of Korea have agreed to resume a long-stalled security dialogue in late April on the current status of the Korean Peninsula and the East Asian region, bilateral diplomatic sources said on April 4.

(VOV)- Saudi-led Arab coalition continued airstrikes at Houthi rebels in southern Yemen on April 4 and dropped weapons for supporters of President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi.

(VOV) -The international community has responded differently to a historical framework agreement signed on Thursday between Iran and P5+1 which includes Britain, the US, Russia, France, China, and Germany.

(VOV) -The Somali terrorist group al-Shabaab on Friday warned of new attacks in Kenya, a day after it attacked Moi university campus in Garissa, killing 147 people.

Kenya military and Red Cross airlift critically injured students to Nairobi for specialized treatment after dozens killed in militant attack on a university. 

Iran and world powers reached a framework agreement on April 2 on curbing Iran's nuclear program for at least a decade, a step towards a final pact that could end 12 years of brinkmanship, threats and confrontation.

On April 2, the ASEAN Media Secretariat held a press conference on the organisation of the 26th ASEAN Summit in Malaysia. 

Major powers and Iran stretched marathon talks on Tehran's nuclear program into a second day past their deadline, with diplomats saying prospects for a preliminary agreement were finely balanced between success and collapse in the coming hours.

At least 43 crew of a Russian trawler died and more than two dozen were missing after the vessel sank in freezing waters off the Kamchatka Peninsula in the Western Pacific Ocean late on April 1, Russia's Emergency Ministry said.

Saudi troops clashed with Yemeni Houthi fighters on March 31 in the heaviest exchange of cross-border fire since the start of a Saudi-led air offensive last week, while Yemen's foreign minister called for a rapid Arab intervention on the ground.

Six world powers and Iran missed a March 31 deadline to reach an outline accord reining in Tehran's nuclear program, extending talks into an extra day as they edged toward a deal but failed to agree crucial details such as the lifting of UN sanctions.

Iran and six world powers ramped up the pace of negotiations on March 31 ahead of a deadline for a preliminary nuclear deal that was less than 24 hours away, as both sides warned it was crucial to overcome differences that could wreck an agreement.

An air strike killed at least 40 people at a camp for displaced people in north Yemen on March 30, humanitarian workers said, in an attack which apparently targeted nearby Houthi fighters who are battling President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi.

(VOV) - During the Greek Prime Minister’s first visit to Germany since he took office, Alexis Tsipras and German Chancellor Angela Merkel discussed Greece’s debt crisis and measures to boost bilateral ties.

(VOV) -Opened on March 19 in Brussels, the EU Summit focused on ways to deal with the escalation of tension in Ukraine, the extension of sanctions against Russia and military aid to Ukraine.

(VOV) -It has been one year since President Vladimir Putin signed treaties annexing Crimea and the port city of Sevastopol to Russia. 

(VOV) -While Russia and the West seek a solution to the Ukrainian crisis, President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker has called for the creation of an EU army, igniting a controversy among EU countries and worsening Russia-EU relations.  VOV comments:

(VOV) -Technology’s transformative promise for societies has never before had more potential, and awareness is building that women might hold the key to unlock the door to progress. 

(VOV) -Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave a speech to the US Congress criticizing the emerging nuclear agreement between the US and Iran.

(VOV) -The Ministers agreed to establish the ASEAN Economic Community and conclude negotiations on the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership agreement by the end of this year. 

(VOV) -Growing terrorism has triggered expanding anti-terrorism efforts. But defeating terrorism is a long-term project which will require the cooperation of many countries.

(VOV) - An ASEAN Community with a unified economy, an open market, and cultural diversity will be established by the end of this year. 

(VOV) -Leaders of France, Germany, Russia, and Ukraine gathered on Wednesday in Minsk, Belarus for talks on ending the conflict in eastern Ukraine.

Peace talks between France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine will be held in Minsk on February 11 to seek a solution to the crisis in eastern Ukraine.

(VOV) -The decapitation of two Japanese hostages presents Japan with a difficult choice: retreat from the fight against the IS to ensure the safety of its citizens or make uncompromising moves against terrorism.

(VOV) -The 45th World Economic Forum will take place in Davos, Switzerland, from January 21 to 24. Themed “New Global Context”, the forum will seek new approaches to ensure sustainable growth and rebuild trust in 2015.