A training aircraft of Indonesia crashed in Tasikmalaya district of West Java province on August 18, injuring two of the three people aboard.

VOV.VN - ASEAN and China have agreed on negotiations to finalize a framework for the Code of Conduct (COC) of Parties in the East Sea in mid 2017. 

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on August 18 accused followers of a US-based Islamic cleric he blames for last month's coup attempt of being complicit in attacks by Kurdish militants in Turkey's southeast which killed 10 people.

Russia said on August 18 it would support a 48-hour ceasefire in Aleppo, a move the UN Syria envoy said would allow aid to reach besieged areas soon, as long as all sides respect the temporary truce.

Three people were killed and 40 were wounded when a car bomb exploded near a police station in Turkey's eastern province of Van near the Iranian border on August 17, state broadcaster TRT said, citing the local governor.

A total of 40,029 people have been detained in Turkey in investigations related to last month's failed coup and around half of those have been formally arrested, Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said on August 17.

VOV.VN - One month after the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) decided an award on the Philippines’ arbitration proceedings against China on interpretation and application of 1982 UN Convention on Law of Sea, public shows concern over implementation of the ruling.

VOV.VN - US presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have introduced their economic policies. Differences in their economic management are visible, besides some notable similarities.

Indonesia’s original national flag was paraded for the first time since independence, on August 17, as part of celebrations of the 71st anniversary of the country's Independence Day.

The Singapore Business Federation (SBF) held a forum in Singapore on August 16 to promote regional cooperation and connectivity. 

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) says it has resumed plutonium production by reprocessing spent fuel rods and has no plans to stop nuclear tests as long as perceived US threats remain, Japan's Kyodo news agency reported on August 17.- 

Emergency crews safely rescue 512 passenger and crew from a ferry that caught fire off the coast of Puerto Rico.

Indonesian authorities announced on August 17 that dozens of foreign fishing vessels captured fishing illegally in the country’s waters were sunk.

Myanmar State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi on August 17 began a five-day official visit to China. 

Two workers were killed and three others injured by an ammonia leak at Petronas Chemicals, a chemical plant in Sabah state, eastern Malaysia, on August 16.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned on August 16 of an unprecedented "humanitarian catastrophe" in Syria's Aleppo and urged Russia and the United States to quickly reach a deal on a ceasefire in the city and elsewhere in the country.

VOV.VN - Russia had a row with Ukraine last week, after Moscow had accused Kiev of attempting attacks on Crimea to trigger a new conflict in the region.

The United Arab Emirates' Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement on August 16 it has received 15 detainees from Guantanamo Bay for humanitarian reasons.

Russia used Iran on August 16 for the first time as a base from which to launch air strikes against Syrian militants, widening its air campaign in Syria and deepening its involvement in the Middle East.

Myanmar President’s Office Spokesperson U Zaw Htay on August 15 said the government decided to allow armed groups who have yet to sign the National Ceasefire Accord (NCA), to participate in the 21st Century Panglong Peace Conference slated for August 31. 

VOV.VN - Europe has become an expanded target for terrorism. France and Germany have increased cooperation in monitoring extremist groups and sharing intelligence to foil terrorist schemes, particularly encrypted plots on the internet.

Russia and the United States are close to starting joint military action against militants in Syria's Aleppo, Russian news agencies on August 15 quoted Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu as saying.

A Saudi-led coalition air strike hit a hospital operated by Medecins Sans Frontieres in northern Yemen on August 15, killing at least 11 people and wounding 19, the aid group said.

US officials said on August 15, 15 inmates from the Guantanamo prison were transferred to the United Arab Emirates, the single largest transfer of Guantanamo detainees during President Barack Obama's administration.

The Thai army confirmed on August 15 that all five people were killed when their helicopter which went missing one day earlier crashed in Chiang Mai. 

Thai police have found several explosive devices that failed to detonate in three popular tourism spots over the weekend, reported Thailand’s Interior Ministry on August 14.

The Thai army is searching for a helicopter which went missing on August 14 in the north of the country.

VOV.VN - The tourism industry of Thailand, a country of magnificent white sand beaches and sunset view, is being hurt by bomb attacks. Stricter security measures are taken to ensure safety for tourists.

Kurdish Peshmerga forces launched a fresh attack on Islamic State (IS) forces early on August 14 as part of a campaign to capture Mosul, the militants' de facto capital in Iraq, Kurdish officials said.

The U.S. drone strike that killed Islamic State's commander for Afghanistan and Pakistan was the latest blow to the Middle East-led movement's ambitions to expand into a region where the long-established Taliban remain the dominant Islamist force.