The Thai government will apply tougher steps to political troublemakers in the run-up to a referendum on the draft constitution.

Islamic gunmen in the southern Philippines issued a new warning on May 4, threatening to kill three hostages just over a week after they beheaded a Canadian captive. 

Financial ministers and central bank governors from ASEAN member nations and Japan, China and the Republic of Korea (RoK) have agreed to enhance a financial safety network for the region to prevent possible crises.

Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks with his visiting Lao counterpart Bounnhang Vorachit on May 3 in Beijing. 

Singapore detained eight Bangladeshi members of an organisation called "Islamic State in Bangladesh" (ISB), who allegedly plotted terror attacks in their home country, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said on May 3.

The Maritime Security and Counter Terrorism Exercise began with an opening ceremony on May 3 at the Multi National Coordination Centre in Brunei’s capital of Bandar Seri Begawan.

Rebel fighters launched an assault in Syria's divided northern city of Aleppo on May 3 and fired rockets on a hospital in the latest violence to hit civilians as diplomats struggled to restore an unraveling ceasefire and resurrect peace talks.

Islamic State militants killed a US Navy SEAL in northern Iraq on May 3 after blasting through Kurdish defenses and overrunning a town in the biggest offensive in the area for months, officials said.

VOV.VN - Yemen’s government has announced it will halt peace negotiations with Houthi rebels in protest of their occupation of Al Amalica military base and continued violation of a ceasefire. 

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull confirmed on May 3 that he would call an election within the next week to be held on July 2, looking to cash in on a budget plan aimed at creating jobs and spurring growth.