The 28th and 29th ASEAN Summits and related meetings are scheduled to take place from September 6-8 in Vientiane, Laos, with 42 documents expected to be passed.

A suicide bomber in Pakistan killed at least 70 people and wounded more than 100 on August 8 in an attack on mourners gathered at a hospital in the southwestern city of Quetta, and Islamic State claimed responsibility.

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on August 8 said the next national election will take place on July 29, 2018. 

The Malaysian Government has revoked the passports of 68 Malaysians due to their involvement in Islamic State (IS) militant activities abroad.

The Election Commission (EC) of Thailand has announced that up to 61.45% of voters supported a new draft constitution while 38.55% were against as 94% of ballots at a referendum held on August 7 counted.

Iran has executed an Iranian nuclear scientist detained in 2010 when he returned home from the United States, after a court convicted him of spying for Washington, a spokesman for the judiciary said on August 7.

President Tayyip Erdogan told a rally of more than one million people on August 7 that July's failed coup would be a milestone in building a stronger Turkey, defying Western criticism of mass purges and vowing to destroy those behind the putsch.

Islamic State claimed responsibility on August 7 for an attack by a machete-wielding man in Belgium that left two female police officers seriously injured, the group's Amaq news agency said on Twitter.

Thais on August 7 went to the polls to vote on the 2016 draft constitution as planned.

Militants linked to Islamic State have released photos that purport to show weapons and equipment that belonged to American soldiers and were captured by the group in eastern Afghanistan.

The 48th ASEAN Economic Ministers’ Meeting (AEM-48) and related events wound up in Vientiane, Laos in the afternoon of August 6, finishing heavy agenda and reaping fruitful outcomes. 

VOV.VN - The 48th ASEAN Economic Ministers’ Meeting or AEM 48 closed in Vientiane, Laos on August 6.

ASEAN economic ministers and the Japanese Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry held a consultation in Vientiane, Laos on August 6. 

A fire swept through a bar in the northern French city of Rouen overnight, killing 13 people and injuring six, after a birthday cake with candles and sparklers fell to the floor and set the carpet ablaze, police said.

Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton's lead over Republican rival Donald Trump narrowed to less than 3 percentage points, according to a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll released on August 5, down from nearly eight points on August 1.

The 13th ASEAN-India Economic Ministers Consultation Meeting took place in Vientiane, Laos, on August 6, with ministers agreeing to push the implementation of the two sides’ agreements on investment, trade and services towards lifting ASEAN-India ties to a strategic partnership.

Thailand votes on August 7 in a referendum on a new junta-backed constitution that would pave the way for a general election in 2017 but require future governments to rule on the military's terms.

The Rio Olympic Games got off to a shambolic and nervous start on Saturday, with organizers apologizing to angry fans kept waiting for hours at security checkpoints to enter venues while, outside, shootings and bomb scares kept visitors on edge.

Malaysia and Thailand have agreed to intensify cooperation to address several cross-border security issues in both nations during Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s two-day visit to Thailand.

Indonesia’s second-quarter economic growth has surpassed expectation as spending surged, particularly during Ramadan holiday, said the country’s statistics bureau.

Japan marked the 71st anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima on August 6 as its mayor urged world leaders to follow in U.S. President Barack Obama's footsteps and visit, and ultimately rid the world of nuclear arms.

The fifth consultation between economic chiefs of the ten ASEAN member countries and Russia took place in Vientiane, Laos on August 5 under the co-chair of Lao Minister of Industry and Trade Khemmany Pholsena and Russian Minister of Economic Development Alexey V.Uliukaev. 

Syrian rebels stormed a major army artillery base in the northern city of Aleppo on Friday to try an end the siege of opposition-held areas but the Syrian army said it had repelled the attack and killed hundreds of insurgents.

VOV.VN - Economic ministers and deputy ministers from ASEAN and its eight partner countries reiterated the endeavours to accelerate economic integration in East Asia at the fourth East Asia Summit (EAS) Economic Ministers’ Meeting in Vientiane, Laos, on August 5.

The Singaporean Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on August 5 said the state-city police and governmental agencies boosted measures to ensure security across the country, including border areas. 

The ruling issued by the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in The Hague, the Netherlands related to disputes in the East Sea on July 12 created a legal foundation for involved parties in the region to maintain cooperation in the future, an US law expert has said. 

ASEAN economic ministers hailed the US for its support for the bloc, during the consultations with the US Trade Representative held in Vientiane, Laos, on August 4.

Myanmar’s authorities said an investigation has been launched into a reported threat by the Islamic State group against State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi.

Thailand’s National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) on August 4 dismissed warnings from some foreign embassies in Bangkok about possible unrest related to the upcoming referendum.

Economic ministers from ASEAN member states and China discussed future trade links between the two sides in Vientiane, Laos on August 4.