Cobra Gold, an annual Thai-US co-sponsored joint and multinational military exercise, was kicked off at the Royal Thai Marine Corps in Sattahip district of Chonburi province, Thailand on February 9.

Indonesia will host the 30th conference of the International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH) in 2017, according to the spokesperson of the state port operator Pelabuhan Indonesia (Pelindo) III, Edi Prayitno.

A Myanmar airforce small propeller plane crashed shortly after take off from the capital Nay Pyi Daw on February 10, killing at least four servicemen on board.

An Indonesian court on February 9 sentenced seven men to between three and five years in jail for supporting the Islamic State (IS), as the Southeast Asian country is conducting a national operation against IS supporters.

President Francois Hollande's plan to strip French citizenship from people convicted of terrorism passed a first hurdle on February 9 when the lower house of parliament backed controversial proposals introduced after Islamic extremists killed 130 people in Paris last November.

Damascus aims to secure Syria's border with Turkey and recapture the city of Aleppo with its latest military offensive, a top adviser to President Bashar al-Assad said on February 9.

The UN Security Council will discuss the alarming humanitarian situation in Syria and the recent displacement of tens of thousands of people fleeing a Russian-backed assault around Aleppo, New Zealand's UN envoy said on February 9.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has wished Vietnamese people a Lunar New Year full of happiness, peace and good heath.

VOV.VN - The Syrian army has made new progress in the northern provinces of Latakia and Aleppo, getting closer to the Turkish borders, Lybia’s al-Mayadeen TV reported on February 8.

Philippine President Benigno Aquino III has accepted the resignation of foreign minister Albert del Rosario.