Republican front-runner Donald Trump all but sealed the party's presidential nomination on May 3 with a commanding victory in Indiana that forced rival Ted Cruz to finally end his campaign.

Japan and the Philippines have agreed on the leasing of training aircraft, the Kyodo News Agency reported.

Japan has considered ASEAN an important partner, pledging to become the bloc’s irreplaceable partner in efforts of salvaging “diversification” in politics, economy, socio-culture and strengthening “connectivity” in the region.

VOV.VN -  During a visit to Thailand Japan’s Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida on May 2 announced an aid initiative of  US$7 billion over the next 3 years to boost development in the lower Mekong basin including Mekong-subregional countries- Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand.

Hundreds of tourists and a handful of emotional Cuban-Americans arrived on the first US cruise ship to sail to Havana in decades on May 2, spilling onto the cobbled streets of the old city where they were warmly greeted by residents.

Foreign ministers and military chiefs from Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines will gather in Indonesia on May 5 to discuss increased maritime security amid rising piracy in the region.

Norway will send some 60 troops, including special forces soldiers, to train, advise and give operational support to Syrian fighters battling Islamic State militants, the country's prime minister said on May 2.

Washington and Moscow said on May 2 they were working hard to extend a truce in Syria to Aleppo, the divided northern city where a sharp escalation of violence in recent weeks has left a ceasefire in tatters and torpedoed peace talks.

Three bombs went off in and around Baghdad on May 2, killing at least 14 people, including Shi'ite Muslim worshippers conducting an annual pilgrimage inside the capital, police and medical sources said.

Thailand hopes to work with Japan to improve the well-being of people in developing countries to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations (UN).