The National Assembly of Cambodia passed a state budget of US$4.6 billion for 2016, in which funds for education, healthcare, and defence will be increased.

The Myanmar Government and ethnic armed groups met to draft a 10-point dialogue framework at the Myanmar Peace Centre on November 29.

Turkey recovered the body of a Russian pilot from northern Syria and presented it to Russian diplomats on November 29, five days after shooting down his warplane in an incident that wrecked relations between two of the main powers involved in Syria's war.

Air strikes believed to have been carried out by Russian jets killed at least 30 people in the town of Ariha in northwestern Syria on November 29, rescue workers in the rebel-held area said, part of an escalation of Russian strikes near the Turkish border.

US Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton plans to make job creation the focus of her campaign over the next month, beginning with a US$275 billion infrastructure spending plan that will be released this week.

President Vladimir Putin signed a decree imposing a raft of punitive economic sanctions against Turkey on November 28, underlining the depth of the Kremlin's anger toward Ankara four days after Turkey shot down a Russian warplane.

Leaders of the European Union aim to sign an agreement with Turkey in Brussels on November 29 that offers Ankara cash and closer ties with the EU in return for Turkish help in stemming the flow of migrants to Europe.

Activists plan to join arms and form a "human chain" in Paris on November 29 to urge action on global warming, in a muted rally after attacks on the city by Islamic State, at the heart of worldwide protests on the eve of a U.N. climate summit in France.

Timor Leste hosted a ceremony in Oecusse on November 28 to mark its 40th anniversary of proclamation of independence.

Ministers of Telecommunications and Information Technology from ASEAN countries agreed to give top priority to cooperation and development in a five-year road map to 2020.