A nationwide ceasefire in Syria brokered by the United States and Russia went into effect on September 12 evening, the second attempt this year by Washington and Moscow to halt the five-year-old civil war.

A police case has been filed against the owner of Tampaco Foils and seven other top managers of the food and cigarette packaging plant near Dhaka who have gone into hiding, as the death toll from a fire at the factory over the weekend rose to 33 late on September 12.

Malaysian Minister of Defence Hishammuddin Hussein said his country would implement new measures to strengthen security in the Sabah sea, including the fight against the so-called Islamic State and terrorist groups in southern Philippines. 

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has been urged to take action to narrow development gaps to enhance global competitive capability.

Americans remembered the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on September 11 at a ceremony marking 15 years, with the recital of their names, tolling church bells and a tribute in lights at the site where New York City's massive twin towers collapsed.

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has completed preparations for another nuclear test, the Republic of Korea's Yonhap News Agency reported on September 12, citing RoK government sources who said the DPRK may use a previously unused tunnel at its mountainous test site.

Government troops and insurgents fought in several parts of Syria on September 11, apparently seeking to strengthen their positions on the eve of a ceasefire that Free Syrian Army rebels said they would observe but with major reservations.

A fire on September 10 at a food and cigarette packaging factory in Bangladesh killed at least 23 people and injured more than two dozen, emergency and government officials said, with fears the toll could rise.

A U.S. astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts wrapped up a 172-day mission aboard the International Space Station with a parachute descent and landing at dawn on the steppes of Kazakhstan, a NASA TV broadcast showed.

The United States and Russia hailed a breakthrough deal on September 10 to put Syria's peace process back on track, including a nationwide truce effective from sundown on September 12 improved humanitarian aid access and joint military targeting of banned Islamist groups.

Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak made an official visit to Thailand on September 9 for the sixth annual consultation (AC) between the two countries. 

The Syrian army secured a road into the government-held side of Aleppo that was captured by rebels last month and was expected to soon open it for civilians, state-owned al-Ikhbariya TV reported on September 9.

The leaders of Thailand and Malaysia agreed on Friday to increase intelligence sharing on security and to move forward in possibly building a border wall to combat transnational terrorism and smuggling.

The notes are handwritten on a legal pad and provide a verbatim account of the shock, pain and grim determination aboard Air Force One on Sept. 11, 2001.

The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) conducted its fifth nuclear test on September 9, setting off a blast that was more powerful than the bomb dropped on Hiroshima, and said it had mastered the ability to mount a warhead on a ballistic missile.

Chinese Pr​emier Li Kegiang has expressed his hope that China and the Philippines will work to bring bilateral ties back to a normal track.

Japan is considered an important partner of ASEAN member countries, Indonesian President Joko Widodo said at the 19th ASEAN-Japan Summit opened in Laos.

Leading Russian experts and researchers on Asia-Pacific discussed how a legal path helps secure to peace and stability in the East Sea at a round-table workshop in Moscow on September 8.

US Secretary of State John Kerry will meet Russia's foreign minister in Geneva about a ceasefire deal for Syria, the State Department said on September 8 in a sudden about-face after saying it did not believe a meeting was worthwhile.

Turkey's military said on September 8 it had taken control of four residential areas in northern Syria as it presses an offensive to sweep Islamic State out of a patch of border territory and prevent Kurdish militia fighters gaining ground in their wake.

Iran has kept to a nuclear deal it agreed with six world powers last year limiting its stockpiles of substances that could be used to make atomic weapons, a report by the UN nuclear agency found.

At least nine civilians, including four children, were killed on September 8 in an air strike by the Saudi-led coalition on a residential building north of the Yemeni capital Sanaa, residents said.

Thailand's parliament signed off on a nearly US$124 million budget hike for defence spending, for the fiscal year of 2017. 

VOV.VN - One year since Germany and some EU countries decided to open their borders to take in migrants, the migration policy has had a sizable political impact. 

Leaders of ASEAN countries and the bloc’s partners participated in the closing ceremony of the 28th and 29th ASEAN Summits and related meetings in Vientiane on September 8 afternoon. 

VOV.VN - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has called on governments and partners, including the private sector to join efforts to reach the goals set out in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

Leaders of ASEAN and partner countries including China, the Republic of Korea and Japan have reiterated their commitment to promoting sustainable development cooperation at the 19th ASEAN Plus Three (ASEAN+3) Summit in Vientiane, Laos.

ASEAN leaders continue to voice deep concerns about the East Sea situation in the Chairman’s Statement of the 28th and 29th ASEAN Summits, which was issued on September 7 afternoon. 

VOV.VN - Despite positive signs, economists warn that the British economy will face various challenges in the coming months when the government begins negotiations for the UK’s exit from the EU.

The Philippines said on September 7 it was "gravely concerned" that Chinese boats were preparing to build structures at a disputed shoal in the South China Sea, shattering an appearance of cordiality at an Asian summit in Laos.