VOV.VN - Japan’s new security law has come into force after being ratified 6 months ago.

President Bashar al-Assad said it would not be difficult to agree on a new Syrian government including opposition figures, but his opponents responded on March 30 that no administration would be legitimate while he remained in office.

President Barack Obama will have the chance to decide on whether to increase the number of US forces in Iraq in the "coming weeks," the top US general said on March 30.

Malaysia and the Maldives have agreed to work closely to share information and best practices in tackling terrorism, transnational crime and extremism.

Cambodia and Russia agreed to enhance their bilateral cooperation during the 9th session of the Cambodian-Russian intergovernmental commission.

U Htin Kyaw, a member of Myanmar’s National League for Democracy (NLD) party, was sworn in as President of Myanmar in the capital of Nay Pyi Taw, on March 30. 

Five days before Turkey is due to begin taking back illegal migrants from Greece under a deal with the European Union, neither side is fully ready, with officials scrambling to be able to make at least a symbolic start as new arrivals rise.

Eleven Malaysian fishermen, including three steersmen, on a fishing voyage have been classified as missing after failing to return home on March 28, according to Malaysia’s New Straits Times. 

Thailand’s Constitution Drafting Commission (CDC) issued the proposed new constitution for public review on March 29 in an attempt to pull Thailand out of the decade-long political crisis.

Singapore and Thailand should coordinate more closely to boost two-way trade and strengthen connectivity within the framework of the ASEAN Economic Community, said Singaporean Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan.