An Iraqi Shi'ite militia said on September 7 it had dispatched more than 1,000 fighters to the frontline in neighboring Syria, escalating foreign involvement in the battle for Aleppo, the biggest prize in five years of relentless civil war.

Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has stressed that ASEAN and China need to maintain a positive relationship. 

China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) adopted a set of guidelines for their senior diplomats' hotline to address emergencies at sea at the 19th meeting of their leaders in Vientiane, Laos on September 7. 

American engagement with Asia will endure after he leaves the While House, Barack Obama has said during his final visit to the region as US president.

Chile, Egypt and Morocco on September 6 signed the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia (TAC), bringing the number of signatory countries to 35.

Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said on September 6 there was a possibility of reaching an agreement on a ceasefire in Syria within 24 hours.

A bomb exploded in Cambodia’s capital city of Phnom Penh on September 6, injuring three people. 

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc leads a Vietnamese delegation to the ASEAN Summit and related meetings held in Vientiane, Laos, from September 6-8. 

A delegation from Turkey's justice ministry has met with the Council of Europe to review European human rights standards and conventions as Ankara prepares to prosecute those it holds responsible for a failed July 15 coup, the head of the CoE said.

The UN Security Council strongly on September 6 condemned the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)'s latest ballistic missile launches, saying they contributed to Pyongyang's development of nuclear weapons capability.