Indonesian President Joko Widodo has signed a decree on visa exemption for citizens of 75 countries in a move to boost foreign tourist arrivals and the country’s economy, according to Antara news agency. 

The 33rd ASEAN Ministers on Energy Meeting (AMEM 33) and related meetings opened in Kuala Lumpur on October 7. 

ASEAN peacekeepers met in Cambodia’s capital city of Phnom Penh on October 7 for a two-day professional exchange.

Vietnam will continue to carry out its obligations fully and responsibly to contribute to the development of the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC) in particular and the ASEAN Community in general.

European Union governments are set to agree on October 7 to step up deportations of illegal immigrants among the hundreds of thousands who have failed to win asylum as they try to cope with a surge in refugees from war-torn Syria.

US Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said on October 7 she does not support the 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), rejecting a central tenet of President Barack Obama's strategic pivot to Asia.

(VOV) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is set to reshuffle his cabinet for the second time since he took office in December, 2012.

The US, Singapore, Peru, Mexico and Australia have raised optimistic voices over the recently completed Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement, to which they are members.

Commander of the US Pacific Fleet Admiral Scott Swift has reiterated the US’s commitment to protect freedom of navigation in the Asian-Pacific region, including the East Sea. 

Russia moved on October 6 to resume military talks with the United States aimed at setting rules for air-to-air conduct over Syria, said US Defense Secretary Ash Carter, as the former Cold War foes carry out parallel, uncoordinated campaigns of air strikes.