The Korea Times of the Republic of Korea has recently run an article citing regulations stipulated in international law to prove that the U-shaped line claimed by China in the East Sea is not China’s baseline.

Australia and Indonesia have recently announced they will resume negotiations on a comprehensive economic partnership agreement.

Myanmar’s newly-elected President Htin Kyaw submitted to the Union Parliament his proposal plan on a new government on March 17. 

Sea law experts and researchers, policy makers, diplomats and scholars have agreed on the need to address disputes in the East Sea by peaceful measures in line with international law, especially the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) 1982 and the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea.

European Union leaders will try to convince Turkey's prime minister to help end Europe's migration crisis in return for financial and political concessions but they remain unsure if March 18's Brussels summit can clinch a deal.

Syria's Kurdish-controlled northern regions voted to seek autonomy on March 17, drawing rebukes from the Damascus government, neighboring power Turkey and Washington over a move that could complicate UN-backed peace talks.

VOV.VN - EU countries are trying to improve their relations with Russia which have been damaged by the Ukraine crisis. 

President Barack Obama imposed sweeping new sanctions on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on March 16 intended to further isolate the country's leadership after recent actions by Pyongyang that have been seen by Washington and its allies as provocative.

Leaders of the European Union meet in Brussels on March 17 to agree on a deal to offer Turkey the following day that would secure Ankara's commitment to a scheme intended to halt migrant flows to the Greek islands.

Canada will campaign for a seat on the United Nations Security Council in 2021-2022, new Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on March 16, seeking to repair battered relations with the world body.

Four Singaporean men, aged 23-53, have been arrested under the Internal Security Act (ISA) for engaging in overseas armed conflicts, Singapore’s Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said in a statement on March 16. 

The 14th Meeting of the ASEAN-Russia Joint Cooperation Committee (ARJCC) took place in Jakarta, Indonesia, on March 16, to discuss measures to increase bilateral cooperation in celebration of the 20th founding anniversary of their dialogue partnership.

Brunei and Singapore reaffirmed their long-standing defense ties at their fifth Defense Policy Dialogue in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei on March 15.

The freshly-finished ASEAN Chiefs of Defence Forces Informal Meeting (ACDFIM) included the East Sea issue in its joint statement for the first time, showing the ASEAN military officers’ high consensus on growing security challenges in the region. 

VOV.VN - March 15 marks 5 years of Syria’s civil war, which has caused huge losses to Syria. Opportunities for lasting peace have been missed.

Russian warplanes flew home from Syria on March 15 as Moscow started to withdraw forces that have tipped the war President Bashar al-Assad's way, and the UN envoy said he hoped the move would help peace talks in Geneva.

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) leader Kim Jong Un said his country would soon test a nuclear warhead and ballistic missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads, DPRK's KCNA news agency reported on March 15. 

Vietnam always supports sincere dialogue and substantial cooperation between Myanmar and international partner, the country said at the UN Human Rights Council’s dialogue with special rapporteurs on human rights in Myanmar, which took place in Geneva, Switzerland, on March 14. 

Hundreds of migrants marched out of a Greek transit camp, hiked for hours along muddy paths and forded a rain-swollen river to get around a border fence and cross into Macedonia, where they were detained on March 14, authorities said.

President Vladimir Putin announced out of the blue on March 14 that "the main part" of Russian armed forces in Syria would start to withdraw, telling his diplomats to step up the push for peace as UN-mediated talks resumed on ending the five-year-old war.

Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) leader Kim Jong Un said his country would soon conduct a nuclear warhead test and test launch ballistic missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads, the official KCNA news agency reported on March 15.

President Barack Obama believes Congress will lift an embargo on Cuba under the next president, whether a Republican or a Democrat, he said in an interview with CNN Espanol that was broadcast on March 14.

Indonesia arrested 14 people, including children, as they allegedly tried to travel to Syria, where hundreds of Indonesian youngsters have joined extremist groups like the Islamic State (IS), Jakarta police spokesman Muhammad Iqbal said on March 14.

Separatist gunmen in the southern region of Thailand carried out a series of attacks on March 13.

Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-Cha on March 14 ordered an increase in security in southern provinces where Muslim people account for a majority of the population, due to increasingly volatile conditions in the area recently.

The Myanmar’s Union Parliament will elect its president on March 15 after the presidential nominee committee completes its work, said Aye Thar Aung, Deputy Speaker of the Union Parliament.

ASEAN defence chiefs stressed the need for building a peaceful environment in the East Sea to promote stability, economic growth and prosperity in the region at the closing ceremony of the 13th ASEAN Chiefs of Defence Forces Informal Meeting (ACDFIM – 13) in Vientiane, Laos, on March 14. 

Cambodian and US armies on March 14 kicked off a joint military exercise dubbed "Angkor Sentinel 2016," which aims to strengthen bilateral military ties and cooperation.

The 13th ASEAN Chiefs of Defence Forces Informal Meeting (ACDFIM-13) commenced in Vientiane, Laos, in the morning of March 14, under the theme “Promoting Defence Cooperation for a Dynamic ASEAN Community”. 

The Prime Minister of Thailand has urged all Asia Cooperation Dialogue member countries to cooperate actively to tackle common challenges of the region in borderless world, including poverty, climate change, epidemics and conflicts.