Turkey on July 27 deepened a crackdown on suspected followers of a U.S.-based cleric it blames for a failed coup, dismissing nearly 1,700 military personnel and shutting 131 media outlets, moves that may spark more concern among its Western allies.

In the lead-up to an international court ruling on China's claims in the East Sea (international name South China Sea) this month, United States officials talked about rallying a coalition to impose "terrible" costs to Beijing's international reputation if flouted the court's decision.

Foreign Ministers of the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) adopted a number of ministerial statements, including ones on enhancing cooperation among maritime law enforcement agencies proposed by Vietnam, at the 23rd meeting in Vientiane, Laos on July 26.

Malaysia Airlines (MAS) has purchased 50 jets for 5.5 billion USD from the US airplane manufacturer Boeing.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has spoken highly of the significance of ASEAN-China cooperation in his recent statement.

VOV.VN - On July 27, the 36th Talking ASEAN took place at the Habibie Center in Jakarta, Indonesia, to discuss the effects of the PCA’s ruling on East Sea disputes.

India on July 26 calls on stakeholders in the East Sea issue to show their “utmost respect” for the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) 1982 while seeking for peaceful solutions to the disputes.

Knife-wielding attackers interrupted a French church service, forced the priest to his knees and slit his throat on July 26, a murder made even more shocking as one of the assailants was a known would-be jihadist under supposedly tight surveillance.

Turkish special forces backed by helicopters, drones and the navy hunted a remaining group of commandos thought to have tried to capture or kill President Tayyip Erdogan during a failed coup, as a crackdown on suspected plotters widened on July 26.

Malian forces arrested a regional leader of Islamist group Ansar Dine in central Mali on July 26, after it claimed an attack in the region that killed 17 soldiers, the army spokesman said.

The United States said on July 26 it hoped to announce in early August details of planned military cooperation and intelligence sharing with Russia on Syria, and a United Nations envoy said he would also aim to resume peace talks next month.

VOV.VN - The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is consolidating bilateral relations with its partners through legal documents which acknowledge agreements between parties involved. 

A plenary session of Myanmar’s Ethnic Armed Organisations commenced on July 26 in Mai Ja Yang in the northernmost state of Kachin.

Police chiefs of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) gathered in Malaysia on July 26 to kick off their 36th conference with anti-terrorism high on the agenda. 

The sixth East Asia Summit (EAS) Foreign Ministers’ Meeting was convened in Vientiane, Laos, on July 26 as part of the 49th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM 49).

A statement on enhancing cooperation among law enforcement agencies at sea proposed by Vietnam was adopted at the 23rd ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) in Vientiane, Laos, on July 26. 

US Secretary of State John Kerry said on July 26 he will encourage the Philippines and China to engage in dialogue and negotiations, following an international arbitral tribunal ruling over the dispute earlier this month. 

The Mexican Institute for Friendship and Cooperation with Vietnam (IACMV) and Poland’s Saint Stanislaw Brotherhood have voiced their support for the recent ruling of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in The Hague on the Philippines’s lawsuit against China’s claims in the East Sea. 

Foreign Ministers from 10 ASEAN member nations plus China, Japan and the Republic of Korea gathered at a meeting in Vientiane, Laos on July 26 to seek ways to raise the ASEAN+3 cooperation to a new height. 

Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte delivered his first national address on July 25 in front of the Congress, committing to carrying out big reforms to fix the country’s chronic economic problems.

Foreign ministers from Japan and five Mekong river countries got together at the 9th Mekong-Japan Foreign Ministers’ Meeting held in Vientiane, Laos, on July 25, alongside the 49th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting (AMM-49).

Events on July 26, the last day of the 49th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM-49) and related meetings are expected to focus on key issues of the region as well as matters of regional and international concerns.

VOV.VN - On July 25, the 49th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM-49) under the theme “Turning Vision into Reality for a Dynamic ASEAN Community” opened in Vientiane, Laos. 

Turkey ordered the detention of 42 journalists on July 25, broadcaster NTV reported, under a crackdown following a failed coup that has targeted more than 60,000 people and drawn fire from the European Union.

The ninth Lower Mekong Ministerial Meeting took place in Vientiane, Laos on July 25 on the sidelines of the 49th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting ( AMM-49 ). 

Nineteen people are "in a state of cardiac arrest" after an attack by a knife-wielding man at a facility for the disabled in Kanagawa prefecture, southwest of Tokyo, a prefectural official said on July 25.

ASEAN foreign ministers had separate meetings with the bloc's partners on July 25 as part of the 49th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM 49) in Vientiane, Laos.

The 49th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting issued a Joint communiqué in Vientiane on July 24.

Foreign ministers of ASEAN member states and China issued their joint statement on the full and effective implementation of the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea (internationally known as South China Sea) in Vientiane on July 25.

VOV.VN - A series of meetings between ASEAN and its dialogue partners (ASEAN+1) transpired on July 25 in Vientiane, Laos, as part of the 49th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM).