VOV.VN -  Vietnamese Ambassador to Australia Luong Thanh Nghi has recently chaired a ceremony in Canberra to mark the 49th anniversary of ASEAN.

Singapore has released a White Book on elected presidency plan, which affirmed that a president elected through a democratic election remains the most effective solution for Singapore.

Philippine Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana has announced Manila will maintain the status quo in the East Sea.

VOV.VN - The EU summit in Bratislava, Slovakia, on September 16 will be an opportunity for the bloc to show its internal unity and identify its new orientation after the UK’s departure.

Russia said the Syrian army had begun to withdraw from a road into Aleppo on September 15, a prerequisite for pressing ahead with international peacemaking efforts as the government and rebels accused each other of violating a truce.

Japan will step up its activity in the contested South China Sea through joint training patrols with the United States and bilateral and multilateral exercises with regional navies, Japanese Defense Minister Tomomi Inada said on September 15.

A tourist boat from the Indonesian island of Bali to its neighbouring Lombok exploded on September 15 morning, killing one foreign woman and injuring 14 others, local police reported.

Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi called on September 14 for the lifting of economic sanctions against her country, and President Barack Obama, in their first White House meeting since she became leader, said the United States was ready to do so.

The United States and Russia agreed that the Syrian cessation of hostilities that began on September 12 had largely held and should be extended for another 48 hours despite sporadic violence, the US State Department said on September 14.

The United States said on September 14 it would give Iraq US$181 million in humanitarian aid, anticipating a wave of displaced people when Iraqi forces launch a drive to recapture the northern city of Mosul from Islamic State.