Parties involved in territorial disputes in the East Sea should sit together for negotiations after the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA)’s ruling on the Philippines lawsuit against China’s claims in the sea, in order to avoid conflicts, a French professor of history has said.

The Russian military said on August 22 its aircraft operating from an Iranian air base to conduct strikes in Syria had completed their tasks, but left open the possibility of using the Hamadan base again if circumstances warranted.

Turkey vowed on August 22 to "completely cleanse" Islamic State militants from its border region after a suicide bomber suspected of links to the group killed 54 people, including 22 children, at a Kurdish wedding.

The United Nations is ready to deliver aid into Syria's Aleppo, but needs commitments from all parties in the war - not just Russia - to abide by a 48-hour humanitarian truce, the U.N. aid chief, angered by lack of assistance to civilians, said on August 22.

VOV.VN - The Korean Peninsula has once again drawn the international community’s attention following recent developments in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and a number of other countries. 

An international symposium took place at Shangri-La Hotel in Jakarta, Indonesia, on August 22 to look into maritime security in Asia, along with challenges and opportunities for peace, stability and sustainability. 

Naval forces from nine countries are gathered for a maritime security exercise in Singapore, which began on August 22.

Malaysian authorities have arrested 434 illegal foreign labourers and an owner of a famous restaurant during a raid on the night of August 19.

Thai police announced that an 80-kilogramme bomb was found and neutralised in Rueso district of the southern province of Narathiwat on August 21. 

Malaysia plans to establish a new army camp in Hutan Melintang, Bagan Datoh, and Perak to protect its sea and land borders from the self-styled Islamic State (IS).

Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has stated in his National Day Rally speech on August 21 that the country must have its own principles and a consistent stand on the East Sea issue despite pressure from other countries. 

VOV.VN - Russia is ready to activate a 2-day humanitarian ceasefire in Syria every week beginning from this week. The truce is expected to help millions of Syrians suffered from war.

Iraq said on August 21 it had hanged 36 militants sentenced to death over the mass killing of hundreds of mainly Shi'ite soldiers at a camp north of Baghdad two years ago.

The leaders of Germany, France and Italy will meet on August 22 to discuss how to keep the European project together in the second set of talks between the premiers of the euro zone's three largest economies since Britain's shock vote to leave the bloc.

A suicide bomber aged between 12 and 14 carried out the attack on a wedding party in the Turkish city of Gaziantep on August 20 that killed at least 51 people, the president said.

More than 20 people were killed on August 21 when suicide bombers from the militant al Shabaab group detonated two car bombs at a local government headquarters in Somalia's semi-autonomous Puntland region, witnesses and officials said.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on August 20 declared an indefinite ceasefire to pave the way for resuming peace negotiations with the leftist insurgent force, which is slated to take place on August 22 in Oslo, Norway. 

 Armed groups that have not signed the Nationwide Ceasefire Accord (NCA) in Myanmar have raised an eight-point proposal to the government for finding ways to sign the NCA and join the 21 st Century Panglong Ethnic Conference planned for the end of this month. 

Fighting between the Syrian army and Kurdish forces intensified late on August 19 and into August 20, creating the risk of yet another front opening in the multi-sided civil war.

Twenty-two people were killed and 94 wounded when a suspected suicide bomber targeted a wedding celebration in the Turkish city of Gaziantep on August 20, adding to a surge in violence this week in the mainly Kurdish southeast.

Tens of thousands of Yemenis rallied in the center of the capital on August 20 to show support for the Houthi-led bloc as the head of the group's new governing council vowed to form a full government in the coming days.

Chinese President Xi Jinping had a meeting in Beijing on August 19 with Myanmar's State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, who began a five-day official visit to China on August 17.

Thailand’s police said on August 20 that Ahama Lengha from Narathiwat province is on the run in Malaysia after an arrest warrant was issued for him over his suspected involvement in the bomb attack in Phuket on August 12.

Immigration authorities at Manila's airport on August 19 intercepted 177 Indonesians carrying Philippine passports before they boarded a flight to Saudi Arabia.

Four Singaporeans were dealt with under the Internal Security Act (ISA) for involvement in terrorism-related activities, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said in a statement on August 19.

The U.S. military has withdrawn from Saudi Arabia its personnel who were coordinating with the Saudi-led air campaign in Yemen, and sharply reduced the number of staff elsewhere who were assisting in that planning, U.S. officials told Reuters.

Russian warships in the Mediterranean Sea fired cruise missiles at targets near Aleppo on August 19, a further sign of Moscow's broadening military effort in Syria days after it began to fly bombing missions from an airbase in Iran.

Thailand’s police force on August 19 identified a Thai man as a suspect in a wave of bombings that killed four people and wounded dozens in seven southern provinces. 

Philippine police on August 18 freed 12 Maoist movement leaders in the country, days before a new round of peace talks between the government and the Maoist movement which was scheduled for next week in Norway.

Spokesman for the Foreign Ministry of Indonesia Arrmanatha Nasir stated on August 18 that the finalization of a code of conduct in the East Sea (COC) will play an important role in easing tensions in the waters.