Deputy Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son has suggested that dialogues and cooperation among Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) members should be closely connected with sustainable development goals (SDGs).

France will deploy its aircraft carrier to support operations against Islamic State in Syria and Iraq, President Francois Hollande said on November 5, bolstering Paris' firepower in the region amid international efforts to launch Syrian peace talks.

U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter will visit a U.S. aircraft carrier transiting the East Sea on November 5, a move sure to raise the ire of China as tensions between Washington and Beijing simmer over the disputed waterway.

The 21st ASEAN Transport Ministers Meeting (ATM-21) and related meetings kicked off in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on November 5.

The ASEAN Defence Ministerial Meeting Plus (ADMM+) mechanism is proving its increasingly important role in maintaining peace, stability and security in the region and the world, participants stated at the third ADMM+ held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on November 4. 

The US military said on November 4 it was moving toward providing additional weaponry to Syrian opposition forces battling Islamic State after territorial gains in the past week by the US-backed fighters.

Evidence now suggests that a bomb planted by the Islamic State militant group is the likely cause of last weekend's crash of a Russian airliner over Egypt's Sinai peninsula, US and European security sources said on November 4.

Indonesia has freshly been hit by a volcanic eruption and a quake, causing local concerns and temporary airport closure. 

A recent flurry of foreign retailer activity has raised an alarm among domestic peers.

Malaysia and China should continue the exchange of visits and take practical measures to promote bilateral defence cooperation, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has said.