US President Barack Obama gave a strong endorsement of German Chancellor Angela Merkel on November 17 and used a visit to Berlin to warn Russia about consequences for intervening in the US election and prod Donald Trump to hold firm against Moscow.

Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak warned that violence may occur during a demonstration of the Bersih movement planned in Kuala Lumpur on November 19. 

The Minister to the Prime Minister’s Office has delivered a statement to government agencies detailing guidelines for hosting prayer ceremonies for the late King of Thailand.

The Ministry of Culture has held a meeting to follow up on the collection of poems and articles to be assembled in a tribute to His Majesty the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej.

Dr. Royol Chitdon, Director of the Hydro and Agro Informatics Institute visited NBT World and granted an exclusive interview as part of Thailand Today's special program and joined in a video tape recording related to His Majesty the late King’s royal initiative on water resources management.

 Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his Malaysian counterpart Najib Razak affirmed their common stance on territorial disputes in the East Sea on November 16. 

Philippine and US troops on November 16 began their joint training exercises, which will last through December 14.

US President Barack Obama arrived in Berlin on November 16 to meet German Chancellor Angela Merkel, with whom he has forged a close transatlantic alliance during eight years in office that President-elect Donald Trump may now call into question.

Iraqi Shi'ite militias said on November 16 they had driven Islamic State fighters from an air base west of Mosul, a victory which would threaten the Sunni group's supply route from Syria to its last major stronghold in Iraq.

VOV.VN - Local authorities in Malaysia’s Sabah state have deported 400 Filipino undocumented immigrants back to the Philippines, The New Strait Times reported on November 15.