Syria's President Bashar al-Assad said on October 14 that the Syrian army's capture of Aleppo, which has come under renewed bombardment in an effort to seize its rebel-held sector, would be "a very important springboard" to pushing "terrorists" back to Turkey.

Thailand’s King Bhumibol Abdulyadej, the world’s longest-reigning monarch, passed away at 3.52 pm on October 13, at the age of 88.

The Myanmar government’s troops announced on October 13 that 10 more gunmen were killed in a fighting with the government troops in Maungtaw town, Rakhine state. 

Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Cambodia on October 13 for a two-day state visit to the Southeast Asian nation with the aim of further solidifying the traditional friendship and deepening the comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership between the two countries.

Australia and Singapore on October 13 signed four Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) under the bilateral comprehensive strategic partnership agreement in defence, trade, science and technology reform, and drug trafficking prevention.

The Malaysian Conference of Rulers will hold a special meeting to elect the country’s 15th King on October 14. 

A workshop to bolster cooperation between ASEAN countries and the port city of Madryn, Chubut province, Argentina was held in Buenos Aires on October 12. 

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said that he will keep in place existing agreements and military alliance with the US despite his plans to end all future joint military exercises with the long-standing ally. 

US Secretary of State John Kerry will meet his Russian counterpart in Switzerland on October 15 to discuss Syria, officials said on October 12, as a devastating bombing campaign of the city of Aleppo intensified.

Heavy air strikes on rebel-held areas in the Syrian city of Aleppo killed 25 people on October 12, most of them at a market, a rescue service said, as the Syrian government and Russia pursued their joint offensive to capture the whole city.