Early results from Britain's bitterly contested referendum showed a lead on June 24 for supporters of leaving the European Union, contradicting opinion polls and prompting wild swings in the value of the pound.

Colombia's government and leftist FARC rebels signed a historic ceasefire deal on June 23 that brought them tantalizingly close to ending the longest running conflict in the Americas.

The United Nations Security Council on June 23 condemned DPRK's most recent ballistic missile launches as a grave violation of an international ban and called on the 193 UN member states to enforce toughened sanctions on the Asian state.

Thailand has no intention to have United Nations observers at its upcoming referendum on the draft constitution, stated Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam. 

Governor of Thailand’s Nan province Suwat Promsuwan met with Governor of Laos’ Sainyabuli province Pongsawan Sidthawong to sign a Thai-Lao border security agreement to enhance border cooperation. 

Myanmar State Counselor and Foreign Minister Aung San Suu Kyi left Yangon on June 23 on a visit to Thailand at the official invitation of Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-o-cha.

The United States warned China on June 22 against taking "additional provocative actions" following an impending international court ruling on the East Sea that is expected to largely reject Beijing's broad territorial claims.

VOV.VN - The US Senate has voted to rule out 4 gun control measures. It illustrated a division among parties to enact tighter curbs on firearms.

Group of Seven finance leaders will issue a statement stressing their readiness to take all necessary steps to calm markets if Britain votes to exit the European Union, government officials with direct knowledge of the preparations said on June 23.

Britons will decide the future of their country and Europe on June 23 in a vote on European Union membership after a bitter campaign that appeared to divide the nation down the middle.

Malaysian Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Nur Jazlan Mohamed has opposed a recent announcement of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) turning the country into a “destination” for refugees, instead of a “transit point”.

Tourism chiefs of the 10 ASEAN member countries have approved a declaration manifesting their common desire to boost tourism growth and align regional ecotourism destinations during a roundtable in Champasak, Laos on June 22 as part of the first-ever ASEAN Ecotourism Forum. 

The two powerful ethnic armed groups based in the Wa and Mongla autonomous zones of Myanmar have reportedly accepted invitations to participate in the government’s peace process, according to a member of the government negotiating team. 

VOV.VN -New strikes called by labor unions will take place on June 23, inflicting social instability and economic damage on France.

Indonesia plans to sink at least 30 foreign vessels caught by the authorities while conducting illegal fishing in its waters, Minister of Maritime and Fisheries Susi Pudjiastuti announced on June 21.

The European Union's Brussels envoys agreed on June 21 to extend until the end of January the energy, financial and defense sanctions on Russia over the conflict in Ukraine, but formal approval is still pending, diplomatic sources said.

Taliban fighters in the southern Afghan province of Helmand stopped vehicles and detained at least 25 people, officials said on June 21, as the insurgents continued a series of abductions on Afghanistan's highways over the past few weeks.

President Barack Obama's nominee to lead the U.S. military in Africa on June 21 backed the idea of gaining greater power to strike Islamic State, including in Libya, which he described as the group's Plan B as it loses territory in Iraq and Syria.

Thailand and Cambodia will maintain close ties and deepen existing cooperation, especially on issues of border affairs and labour, Thailand’s Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai and his Cambodian counterpart Prak Sokhonn agreed at a meeting in Bangkok on June 20. 

More than 20 people were killed in separate bomb attacks in Afghanistan on June 20, including at least 14 who died when a suicide bomber struck a minibus carrying Nepali security guards working at the Canadian embassy in Kabul, officials said.

European Council President Donald Tusk issued a direct appeal to British voters on June 20, urging them to stay in the EU at a referendum on June 23 and saying Brexit would weaken not just Europe but the Western world.

US-backed Iraqi forces fighting Islamic State militants in Falluja are advancing toward jihadist strongholds in western districts where they expect the final push to recapture the city will take place, the Iraqi commander said on June 20.

Pakistan and Afghanistan failed to reach an agreement on border management in talks on June 20, after days of clashes at the border last week left four dead and thousands stranded.

VOV.VN - On June 23, British voters will vote to decide whether to stay or leave the EU after more than 40 years as an EU member.

Key red-shirt figures in Thailand met on June 20 with representatives of the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in Bangkok to discuss human rights infringement issues, ahead of the upcoming referendum on the new constitution. 

The Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade held a ceremony in Sydney on June 20 to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the diplomatic ties between Australia and the Philippines. 

The defence ministers of the Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia on June 20 agreed to explore all possibilities, including trilateral air and maritime patrols, to prevent ship kidnappings and attacks in their common sea.

Two of the world’s largest warships owned by the US Navy started exercises in the Philippine sea on June 18.

An Indonesian navy warship captured a Chinese boat and its crew members for illegal fishing in Indonesian territorial waters bordering the East Sea on June 18.

(VOV) - The 20th International Economic Forum (SPIEF) with the theme “Capitalising on the New Global Economic Reality” took place in Saint Petersburg over the last three days.