Cambodia will continue joining peacekeeping operations in countries when there are requests from the United Nations, Prime Minister Hun Sen said.

The Philippine military reported that a major raid has killed 24 suspected local supporters of the Islamic State group and claimed their remote southern stronghold. 

VOV.VN - Preliminary results of the February 26 parliamentary elections in Iran were leaning in favor of reformist and moderate forces in both the parliament and the Assembly of Experts. Analysts are sensing winds of change in Iran.

US Defense Secretary Ash Carter on March 1 warned China against "aggressive" actions in the East Sea region, including the placement of surface-to-air missiles on a disputed island.

The United Nations will delay the next round of Syria peace talks by two days to allow the cessation of hostilities in force since February 27 to take hold, UN Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura said.

The Myanmar’s Union Parliament on March 1 set March 10 for presidential run, one week earlier as the previous schedule. 

Malaysia and Laos have agreed to explore areas of cooperation to strengthen their bilateral relations. 

Singapore and China are working on some exploratory ideas to minimise risks of unplanned encounters in the East Sea, said Singaporean Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishman on February 29.

Macedonian police fired teargas to disperse hundreds of migrants who stormed the border from Greece on February 29 as a deeply divided Europe traded barbs over the biggest humanitarian crisis in decades.

A US student held in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) since early January was detained for trying to steal an item bearing a propaganda slogan from his Pyongyang hotel and has confessed to "severe crimes" against the state, the DPRK's official media said on February 29.