An Iraqi Shi'ite militia said on September 7 it had dispatched more than 1,000 fighters to the frontline in neighboring Syria, escalating foreign involvement in the battle for Aleppo, the biggest prize in five years of relentless civil war.

Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has stressed that ASEAN and China need to maintain a positive relationship. 

China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) adopted a set of guidelines for their senior diplomats' hotline to address emergencies at sea at the 19th meeting of their leaders in Vientiane, Laos on September 7. 

American engagement with Asia will endure after he leaves the While House, Barack Obama has said during his final visit to the region as US president.

Chile, Egypt and Morocco on September 6 signed the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia (TAC), bringing the number of signatory countries to 35.

Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said on September 6 there was a possibility of reaching an agreement on a ceasefire in Syria within 24 hours.

A bomb exploded in Cambodia’s capital city of Phnom Penh on September 6, injuring three people. 

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc leads a Vietnamese delegation to the ASEAN Summit and related meetings held in Vientiane, Laos, from September 6-8. 

A delegation from Turkey's justice ministry has met with the Council of Europe to review European human rights standards and conventions as Ankara prepares to prosecute those it holds responsible for a failed July 15 coup, the head of the CoE said.

The UN Security Council strongly on September 6 condemned the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)'s latest ballistic missile launches, saying they contributed to Pyongyang's development of nuclear weapons capability.

Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said on September 6 that a crucial national referendum on his plan for constitutional reform will be held on a Sunday between Nov. 15 and Dec. 5.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on September 6 agreed to provide two large-sized patrol ships and lend up to five used surveillance aircraft to the Philippines. 

US President Barack Obama on September 6 pledged to provide Laos with US$90 million to implement a three-year project to detect and remove dozens of millions of unexploded bombs dropped by the US troops during the wartime. 

US President Barack Obama began his official visit to Laos on September 6, which is the first to the Southeast Asian country made by a US president in history.

Legal and political impacts of The Hague tribunal’s ruling on the East Sea dispute on Indonesia and the US were discussed at an open forum in the Indonesian capital city of Jakarta on September 6. 

The 28th & 29th Summits of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) kicked off in Vientiane, Laos, on September 6, focusing on efforts in building the ASEAN Community.

US President Barack Obama arrived in Laos on September 5, after attending the 11th G20 Summit in Hangzhou, China.

The United States and Russia will work in the next few days on a deal to curb fighting in Syria and build cooperation in the fight against terrorism, their leaders said on September 5, as blasts claimed by Islamic State killed dozens across the Arab nation.

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) fired three ballistic missiles into the sea off its east coast on September 5, the Republic of Korea and US militaries said, as the leaders of the Group of 20 major economies held a summit in China, the DPRK's main diplomatic ally.

VOV.VN - The G20 Summit has wrapped up in Hangzhou, China after two days' sitting, discussing many measures to boost global trade. 

A car bomb hit the center of Kabul late on September 5, just hours after a Taliban suicide attack near the Defense Ministry killed at least 24 people including a number of senior security officials, and wounded 91 others, officials said.

Issues related to the implementation of the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea (DOC) and the building of the Code of Conduct (COC) will be submitted to the upcoming ASEAN-China Summit in Vientiane, according to Vietnamese Deputy Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung. 

President of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte on September 5 declared a state of national emergency on account of violence.

Philippine police have taken into custody a man who may be involved in September 2 night's blast that killed 14 people and injured nearly 70 others in the southern city of Davao.

Senior officials of ASEAN countries met in Vientiane, Laos, on September 5 to prepare for the 28th &29 th ASEAN summits and related meetings which will convene from September 6.

The Royal Malaysia Police and the Philippine police are set to sign an agreement to fight cross-border crime.

Myanmar's State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi on September 3 declared that the 21st Century Panglong Peace Conference is an event of historic significance – the first step on the path to peace. 

VOV.VN - On September 3 in Hangzhou city, China, US President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping handed to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon a document on ratifying the Paris agreement on climate change. 

Russian Economy Minister Alexei Ulyukaev said on September 4 President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan had agreed to form a joint investment fund between their two countries.

Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said in a televised interview broadcast on September 4 that he was "alright", after he took ill two weeks ago during a national day rally speech.