Philippines’ Davao City mayor Rodrigo Duterte has won the country’s May 9 presidential election, the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) announced on the evening of May 27.

Islamic State fighters captured territory from Syrian rebels near the Turkish border on May 27 and inched closer to a town on a supply route for foreign-backed insurgents fighting the jihadists, a monitoring group said.

Barack Obama on May 27 became the first incumbent US president to visit Hiroshima, site of the world's first atomic bombing, in a gesture Tokyo and Washington hope will showcase their alliance and reinvigorate efforts to rid the world of nuclear arms

The United Nations' humanitarian chief on May 27 demanded that the Syrian government and militant groups stop interfering with the delivery of food and medicine for civilians trapped in besieged and difficult-to-reach areas in war-ravaged Syria.

Six Bangladeshis were prosecuted for financing terrorism in Singapore on May 27, the first to be charged under the Terrorism (Suppression of Financing) Act (TSOFA) in the city state. 

The G7 leaders have committed to enhancing cooperation to achieve sustainable growth in the global economy and to ensure maritime security, including in the South China Sea (known as the East Sea in Vietnam). 

The Group of Seven industrial powers pledged on May 27 to seek strong global growth, while papering over differences on currencies and stimulus policies and expressing concern over the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), Russia and maritime disputes involving China.

VOV.VN - G7 leaders met in Japan on May 26 to discuss coordinated actions to stimulate global growth, fight terrorism, and ensure maritime security. The 42nd G7 summit involves leaders from Britain, Canada, Germany, the US, Japan, France, and Italy. 

VOV.VN - The tensions between China and Vietnam, or China and the Philippines, or China and other claimants in the South China Sea are not of our making, said US President Barack Obama on the sidelines of the expanded G7 Summit in Japan. 

There will be no new round of Syria talks for at least two or three weeks, the office of UN special envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura said in a statement on May 26, after he consulted the UN Security Council for about two and a half hours.

The Government and people of Timor-Leste are working hard in economic development and national construction, towards joining the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) by 2020. 

Thailand and Myanmar have agreed to bolster their military ties through sharing military intelligence and collaborating on border issues.

The 6th ASEAN-China Defense Ministers’ Informal Meeting took place in Vientiane, Laos, on May 25 as part of the 10th ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM). 

ASEAN ministers have committed to support a UN-led agenda that aims to prevent and reduce humanitarian crises and suffering in a recent informal ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Disaster Management. 

Egypt has asked European firms to help search for the black boxes of an EgyptAir plane that crashed on May 19 in deep water in the Mediterranean Sea, the airline's chairman and French diplomatic sources said on May 25.

Japanese Prime Minster Shinzo Abe was set to escort Group of Seven (G7) leaders to the Shinto religion's holiest site on May 26 ahead of a summit that will cover topics from risks to the global economy to China's maritime assertiveness.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on May 25 voiced concern about reports of rising political tension in the Democratic Republic of the Congo due to uncertainty about a presidential election scheduled to take place later this year.

European Council President Donald Tusk said on May 26 he would like the global community to show solidarity regarding the refugee crisis and recognize it is a global problem.

VOV.VN - The Middle East peace process has been at a standstill since the US’ peace initiative failed in April, 2014.

The 10th ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM) concluded on May 25 afternoon in Vientiane, Laos.

China and Myanmar have vowed to push forward military relations and cooperation in training and the defence industry.

Member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) on May 24 voiced their support for maintaining peace and stability in Asia-Pacific, including the East Sea, at their foreign ministerial meeting in Uzbekistan. 

The ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM) needs to promote unity and increase its role in addressing security challenges in an effective and prompt manner.

A US-backed alliance of Syrian militias launched a new offensive against Islamic State fighters near their de facto capital of Raqqa city on May 24, a monitoring group and an official said.

At least 11 people were killed and many others are reported missing after a landslide hit a jade mining region on May 24 in Hpakant town in northern Kachin, Myanmar due to a heavy downpour on May 23. 

The Islamic Development Bank (IDB) committed to loaning Indonesia US$824 million to finance programmes for infrastructure development, education and power plants. 

Several foreign newspapers have carried news stories highlighting the ongoing visit to Vietnam by US President Barack Obama, during which he announced to fully lift the arms embargo on Vietnam. 

India, Thailand and Myanmar are negotiating building an 1,400-kilometre highway to link India with Southeast Asia by land. 

A suicide car bombing claimed by Islamic State killed at least 40 Yemeni army recruits and wounded 60 in the southern city of Aden on May 23, medics said, in one of the deadliest attacks yet on government interests.

Global leaders met in Istanbul on May 23 to tackle a "broken" humanitarian system that has left 130 million people in need of aid, a near insurmountable task for a two-day summit that critics say risks achieving little.