Singapore and the US have signed an aviation maintenance agreement in an attempt to reinforce civil aviation safety while reducing the cost of inspections for aircraft repair work.

US President Barack Obama on February 16 announced a package of measures designed to boost Southeast Asian economies, betting that the fast-growing region can be an ever more important trade partner.

Turkey, Saudi Arabia and some European allies want ground troops deployed in Syria as a Russian-backed government advance nears NATO's southeastern border, Turkey's foreign minister said, but Washington has so far ruled out a major offensive.

The Special Leaders’ Summit of the United States and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) issued a joint statement in Sunnylands, California on February 16 (US time).

The US and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) issued the Sunnylands Declaration on February 17 (Vietnam time) after their two-day summit in California, the US. 

The Syrian government has approved access to seven besieged areas and UN convoys are expected to set off in days, the United Nations said on February 16 after crisis talks in Damascus.

Leaders of the 10 ASEAN member countries and US President Barack Obama discussed the development of regional prosperity through innovation and entrepreneurship at the opening session of the special ASEAN-US Summit in California, on February 15 (US time).

European Council leader Donald Tusk said an EU summit in Brussels on February 18 will be crucial for the future of the bloc, with talks to keep Britain in the EU at critical moment.

The German government expects 500,000 refugees to come to Germany this year, German newspaper Rheinische Post cited sources from the Federal Labor Office as saying.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung headed the Vietnamese high-level delegation attending the special ASEAN-US summit which opened in the Sunnylands Resort in California on February 15.