Three suicide bombers struck security checkpoints in the southern Yemeni city of Aden on March 25, killing at least 26 people, residents and security sources said.

Islamic State fighters were on the retreat in the strategic Syrian city of Palmyra on March 25, as the United States said it likely killed several senior leaders of the militant group this week including its top finance officer

Philippine authorities announced the release of a DPRK freighter it seized a month ago as no contraband was found on board and the ship was no longer on the UN blacklist. 

Myanmar President-elect U Htin Kyaw on March 25 proposed the country’s Union Parliament to form a new Union Election Commission to prepare for the next general election.

Malaysian Inspector General of Police Khalid Abu Bakar announced on March 24 that 13 people suspected of being linked to Islamic State (IS) have been arrested.

Myanmar's Union Parliament on March 24 approved a list of 18 nominees for ministers, including leader of the National League for Democracy (NLD) Aung San Suu Kyi, who will lead 21 ministries in the government of new President U Htin Kyaw. 

Malaysia’s authorities declared on March 24 that two pieces of debris found in Mozambique and allegedly from MH370 were consistent with panels from a Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 aircraft. 

The 49th ASEAN Working Group on Intellectual Property Cooperation Meeting is currently being held in Bangkok to set up regional cooperation on IP protection and a long-term management plan. 

A seminar themed “ASEAN-India Relations: A New Paradigm” took place in Jakarta, Indonesia on March 24, drawing delegates from all 10 ASEAN nations and their partner countries, namely Russia, the US, Australia, and New Zealand. 

A French national suspected of belonging to a militant network planning an attack in France was arrested on March 24 morning, French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said.

VOV.VN - Three bomb attacks in Brussels this week made tragically real the threat from a new generation of IS (Islamic State) jihadist extremism. 

Belgian police arrested six people in their probe of March 22's Islamic State suicide bombings in Brussels, while authorities in France said they thwarted a militant plot there "that was at an advanced stage."

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) successfully tested a solid-fuel engine that boosted the power of its ballistic rockets, state media reported on March 24, as the Republic of Korea (RoK)'s president ordered the military to be ready to respond to the DPRK's "reckless provocation."

Syrian troops backed by Russian air support fought their way into the Islamic State-held city of Palmyra on March 24, their biggest offensive yet against the jihadist caliphate, as Moscow and Washington discussed how to help to end the civil war.

 Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi and her Dutch counterpart Bert Koenders agreed to bolster their countries’ economic relations during a meeting in Jakarta on March 24.

Vietnamese Ambassador to the US, Pham Quang Vinh, chaired the regular meeting of the ASEAN Washington Committee (AWC) on March 24.

ASEAN Member States strongly condemn the terrorist attacks in Brussels, Belgium on 22 March 2016, which caused numerous deaths and injuries, and damaged properties.

US Secretary of State John Kerry is expected to press President Vladimir Putin over a political transition for Syria on March 24, after Europe's foreign policy chief turned up unexpectedly in Geneva to try to reinvigorate peace talks.

VOV.VN - People in Belgium and across Europe were stunned by terrorist attacks, which hit Brussels on March 22. 

Australia said on March 24 that plane debris recovered earlier this month from Mozambique was highly likely to have come from Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, which was carrying 239 people when it went missing more than two years ago.

One of the attackers in the Brussels suicide bombings was deported last year from Turkey, and Belgium subsequently ignored a warning that the man was a militant, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on March 23.

China’s “nine-dash line” claim and continued construction of artificial islands on the East Sea are escalating tension and destroying trust between nations in the region, said Boris Vinogradov, Editor-in-chief of Russian-based “Multipolar World” on March 23.

VOV.VN - Vietnam values cooperation with countries in the sub-Mekong region and cooperation in the Mekong-Lancang region to enhance the competitiveness of member countries and promote regional production chains.

The EU will allocate EUR50 million (US$56.1 million) to consolidate integration and facilitate trade for ASEAN, said EU Ambassador to ASEAN Francisco Fontan Pardo.

Myanmar's Union Parliament on March 22 announced the list of 18 ministers for the new cabinet, which includes President of the National League for Democracy (NLD) Aung San Suu Kyi.

President Barack Obama said on March 22 that the US-led coalition will continue hitting Islamic State militants after attacks in Belgium that killed at least 30 people.

Russia and Finland agreed on March 22 to impose temporary restrictions at two Arctic border crossing points following an increased flow of asylum seekers from Russia to Finland earlier this year.

US President Barack Obama challenged Cuba's Communist government with an impassioned call for democracy and economic reforms on March 22, addressing the Cuban people directly in a historic speech broadcast throughout the island.

Belgian police are hunting an Islamic State suspect seen with two supposed suicide bombers shortly before they struck Brussels Airport in the first of two attacks that also hit the city's metro, killing at least 30 and wounding over 200.

VOV.VN -The 2016 Annual Conference of the Boao Forum for Asia opened in south China's Hainan Province on March 22.