VOV.VN - Foreign and Economic Ministers of 21 APEC members gathered in Lima, Peru, on November 17 to discuss ways to increase regional economic links.

The 26th workshop on managing potential conflicts in the East Sea took place from November 15-17 in Bandung, Indonesia. 

The Phnom Penh Municipal Court sentenced former senator of Sam Rainsy’s opposition party Thak Lany to 18 months in jail. 

The Chinese Minister of Public Security Guo Shengkun met with his Lao counterpart Somkeo Silavong in Beijing on November 17 to strengthen collaboration on counter terrorism and drug control. 

“Traditional and new media are essential to the rule of law, good governance and democracy," UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon told participants of the 5th News Agencies World Congress (NAWC) in held Baku.

VOV.VN - The European Commission has proposed to establish a European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS) to strengthen security checks on visa-free travelers.

President of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Trade Roeslani Rosan has worried that US President-elect Donald Trump will implement policies leading to increasing protectionism.

The US House of Representatives passed a bill on November 17 that would block the sale of commercial aircraft to Iran, a bid to stop sales by Boeing and Airbus that have already been approved by President Barack Obama's administration.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on November 17 he was confident of building trust with Donald Trump following a meeting in which he sought clarity on campaign rhetoric from the US president-elect that cast doubt on long-standing US alliances.

US Secretary of State John Kerry said on November 17 he discussed Ukraine and "all aspects" of Aleppo including renewed bombing in the Syrian city this week in a meeting with Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.