Myanmar's House of Representatives (Lower House) on April 5 passed a bill on the appointment of a state counselor in the new cabinet, a post to be created for Aung San Suu Kyi – chairperson of the National League for Democracy (NLD). 

VOV.VN -Malaysian Minister of Communications and Multimedia Salleh Said Keruak proposed erecting a news agency of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) at the first ASEAN Editors Summit taking place in Kuala Lumpur April 5-6.

Troops from the US and the Philippines have begun an annual military exercise called Balikatan (Shoulder to Shoulder) after a ceremony held in Manila on April 4.

ASEAN countries’ Ambassadors to Norway discussed with Norwegian officials specific activities to enhance cooperation between the 10-member bloc and the North European country during a recent meeting in Oslo. 

Islamic State militants attacked Syrian army troops with mustard gas in an offensive against a Syrian military airport in the eastern province of Deir al-Zor that borders Iraq, state media said on April 4.

The first migrants deported from Greek islands under a disputed EU-Turkey deal were shipped back to Turkey on April 4 in a drive to shut down the main route used by more than a million people fleeing war and poverty to reach Europe in the last year.

Myanmar’s new President Htin Kyaw on April 4 submitted to the Union Parliament a proposal for changing two out of four portfolios held by Aung San Suu Kyi – leader of the ruling National League for Democracy.

 The 20th ASEAN Finance Ministers’ Meeting (AFMM) kicked off in Vientiane, Laos on April 4. 

More than 200 politicians, policymakers and business executives met to discuss opportunities and challenges facing Asia and the world in the 2016 Singapore Forum.

Dutch voters will decide on April 6 whether to support a European treaty deepening ties with Ukraine in a referendum that will test sentiment toward Brussels ahead of Britain's June Brexit vote and could also bring a boost for Russia.