VOV.VN - About 1.6 billion Muslims around the world, about 22% of the world’s population, observe the holy month of Ramadan, a time of intense prayer, dawn-to-dusk fasting, and good deeds. 

VOV.VN - The 12th ASEAN-China senior officials’ meeting on the implementation of the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea (DOC) is taking place in Vietnam’s Ha Long City on June 9-10.

Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has proposed that Myanmar’s State Counsellor and Minister of Foreign Affairs Aung San Suu Kyi serve as the spokesperson of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on international affairs.

Singaporean President Tony Tan Keng Yam is on a five-day visit to Mexico from June 7, aiming at boosting bilateral cooperation.

The Lao Front for National Construction (LFNC) Committee held its 10th national congress at the National Convention Centre in Vientiane on June 8. 

Thailand’s King Bhumibol Adulyadej underwent a heart surgery on June 7.

The Malaysian government has just issued a new refugee medical insurance scheme allowing over 150,000 refugees to get access to medical security. 

The Singaporean and Myanmar Governments have agreed to lift visa requirements for each other’s citizens from December 1.

(VOV) - The East Sea topped the agenda of an annual security forum of Asian and Western officials, the Shangri-La Dialogue from June 3-5 in Singapore.

The United Nations is still waiting for Syrian government agreement for an aid convoy to enter the besieged town of Daraya and has requested approval to airlift food into four locations if land routes are unavailable, UN officials said on June 7.