'Nothing new' from Russia-Turkey talks on downed fighter jet
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said he had heard "nothing new" from his Turkish counterpart on December 3 after the first high-level bilateral contact between the two countries since the Turkish airforce shot down a Russian jet nine days ago.
Shanghai Cooperation Organisation promotes ties with ASEAN
The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) hopes to forge ties with the ASEAN member states and ASEAN Secretariat, said SCO Secretary-General Dmitry Mezentsev while meeting with ASEAN Secretary-General Le Luong Minh in Jakarta, Indonesia on December 2.
Political talks in Myanmar on power transition
Myanmar’s President U Thein Sein and military chief, General Min Aung Hlaing met Aung San Suu Kyi, head of the election-winning opposition National League for Democracy (NLD), in Nay Pyi Taw on December 2.
Shooting rampage in California leaves 14 dead, 17 wounded
Gunmen opened fire on a holiday party on December 2 at a social services agency in San Bernardino, California, killing 14 people and wounding 17 others, then fled the scene, triggering an intense manhunt and a shootout with police, authorities said.
Russia says it has proof Turkey involved in Islamic State oil trade
Russia's defense ministry said on December 2 it had proof that Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and his family were benefiting from the illegal smuggling of oil from Islamic State-held territory in Syria and Iraq.
Myanmar President holds post-election dialogue with opposition leader
Myanmar President U Thein Sein met Aung San Suu Kyi, Chairperson of the election-winning opposition National League for Democracy (NLD), for a dialogue, in Nay Pyi Taw on December 2.
Cambodia marks salvation front founding day
A ceremony was held in Phnom Penh on December 2 to celebrate the 37 th founding anniversary of the Cambodian Front for National Salvation, the predecessor of the today Solidarity Front for the Development of Cambodian Motherland (SFDCM).
COP 21: obligation and commitment
(VOV) - The 21st Summit of Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP21) will try to reach a binding agreement to limit rising global temperatures to no more than 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels by the end of the 21st century.
ASEAN Tourism Strategic Plan under discussion in Phnom Penh
The ASEAN Tourism Strategic Plan working group convened a two-day meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, from December 1 to seek to promote tourism development of the ASEAN member states.
Thailand frees Red-Shirt leaders
Two key leaders of the United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD) - political wing of the Red-Shirt movement were freed on November 30.