The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) kicked off its 17th Summit in Margarita, Venezuela on September 17.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives look set to suffer a second electoral blow in two weeks in a Berlin city vote on September 18 as a growing number of voters are expected to express their unease with her refugee-friendly policy.

The ruling United Russia party is expected to win even greater dominance over Russia's lower house in a parliamentary election on September 18 showing that support for President Vladimir Putin is holding up despite sanctions and a deep economic slowdown.

US-led coalition air strikes reportedly killed dozens of Syrian soldiers on September 17 endangering a US-Russian brokered ceasefire and prompting an emergency UN Security Council meeting as tensions between Moscow and Washington escalated.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand holds the 3rd ASEAN-EU High Level Dialogue on Maritime Security Cooperation from 15-16 September 2016 at Anatara Siam Hotel.

A Thai delegation will be attending this year’s General Assembly of the United Nations in New York, USA.

The Pentagon said on September 16 that a US-led coalition air strike on Sept. 7 killed an Islamic State leader who oversaw the militant group's propaganda.

European leaders, struggling to overcome an historic crisis following Britain's vote to leave the EU, agreed on September 16 to explore closer defense cooperation and boost security at their external borders, but could not hide deep divisions over refugees and economic policy.

President Barack Obama will meet with the leaders of Iraq, Nigeria and Colombia on the sidelines of the annual United Nations General Assembly gathering next week, the White House said on September 16.

Japan will increase its engagement in the East Sea as part of efforts to maintain a rules-based maritime order in the sea, stated Japanese Defence Minister Tomomi Inada.

VOV.VN -  Vietnamese Ambassador to Australia Luong Thanh Nghi has recently chaired a ceremony in Canberra to mark the 49th anniversary of ASEAN.

Singapore has released a White Book on elected presidency plan, which affirmed that a president elected through a democratic election remains the most effective solution for Singapore.

Philippine Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana has announced Manila will maintain the status quo in the East Sea.

VOV.VN - The EU summit in Bratislava, Slovakia, on September 16 will be an opportunity for the bloc to show its internal unity and identify its new orientation after the UK’s departure.

Russia said the Syrian army had begun to withdraw from a road into Aleppo on September 15, a prerequisite for pressing ahead with international peacemaking efforts as the government and rebels accused each other of violating a truce.

Japan will step up its activity in the contested South China Sea through joint training patrols with the United States and bilateral and multilateral exercises with regional navies, Japanese Defense Minister Tomomi Inada said on September 15.

A tourist boat from the Indonesian island of Bali to its neighbouring Lombok exploded on September 15 morning, killing one foreign woman and injuring 14 others, local police reported.

Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi called on September 14 for the lifting of economic sanctions against her country, and President Barack Obama, in their first White House meeting since she became leader, said the United States was ready to do so.

The United States and Russia agreed that the Syrian cessation of hostilities that began on September 12 had largely held and should be extended for another 48 hours despite sporadic violence, the US State Department said on September 14.

The United States said on September 14 it would give Iraq US$181 million in humanitarian aid, anticipating a wave of displaced people when Iraqi forces launch a drive to recapture the northern city of Mosul from Islamic State.

VOV.VN - ASEAN and China are finding new opportunities to boost economic, trade, and investment cooperation. In addition to signed cooperative deals, the establishment of the ASEAN Community and new agreements will create changes for their businesses.

President Barack Obama said on September 14 that a new US$38 billion aid package will help ensure Israel can defend itself from threats, commenting in a statement on the 10-year memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the two nations.

Representatives from the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM)’s members, the United Nations (UN) and its agencies gathered for an ASEM Summit on disaster risk management in the central city of Danang on September 14. 

A new ceasefire in Syria brought a full day with no combat deaths in the war between President Bashar al-Assad and his opponents, a monitoring body said on September 13, as efforts to deliver aid to besieged areas got cautiously under way.

VOV.VN -The ceasefire agreement brokered by the US and Russia took effect at 7pm on September 12, coinciding with the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha. 

The United States and Israel have reached final agreement on a record new package of at least US$38 billion in US military aid and the 10-year pact is expected to be signed this week, sources close to the matter told Reuters on September 13.

Cambodia will continue sending troops to join the United Nations (UN) Peacekeeping missions, the Phnom Penh Post on September 13 quoted Minister of National Defence Tea Banh as saying.

Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, who is also head of the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO), has ordered to end trials of citizens accused of royal defamation and other national security crimes in military courts.

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) is ready to conduct an additional nuclear test at any time, the Republic of Korea (RoK)'s Defence Ministry said on September 12, three days after Pyongyang's fifth test drew widespread condemnation.

The Pentagon confirmed on September 12 that Islamic State leader Abu Muhammad al-Adnani was killed in a US air strike on Aug. 30 in Syria.