Cambodia will continue joining peacekeeping operations in countries when there are requests from the United Nations, Prime Minister Hun Sen said.

The Philippine military reported that a major raid has killed 24 suspected local supporters of the Islamic State group and claimed their remote southern stronghold. 

VOV.VN - Preliminary results of the February 26 parliamentary elections in Iran were leaning in favor of reformist and moderate forces in both the parliament and the Assembly of Experts. Analysts are sensing winds of change in Iran.

US Defense Secretary Ash Carter on March 1 warned China against "aggressive" actions in the East Sea region, including the placement of surface-to-air missiles on a disputed island.

The United Nations will delay the next round of Syria peace talks by two days to allow the cessation of hostilities in force since February 27 to take hold, UN Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura said.

The Myanmar’s Union Parliament on March 1 set March 10 for presidential run, one week earlier as the previous schedule. 

Malaysia and Laos have agreed to explore areas of cooperation to strengthen their bilateral relations. 

Singapore and China are working on some exploratory ideas to minimise risks of unplanned encounters in the East Sea, said Singaporean Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishman on February 29.

Macedonian police fired teargas to disperse hundreds of migrants who stormed the border from Greece on February 29 as a deeply divided Europe traded barbs over the biggest humanitarian crisis in decades.

A US student held in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) since early January was detained for trying to steal an item bearing a propaganda slogan from his Pyongyang hotel and has confessed to "severe crimes" against the state, the DPRK's official media said on February 29.

A senior official from Syria's main opposition group said on February 29 that a fragile international attempt to halt nearly five years of fighting was in danger of collapse because of attacks by government forces.

Popular support for German Chancellor Angela Merkel has bounced back after hitting a 4-1/2 year low in February, a poll indicated on February 29, but a majority of voters are still sceptical her government will be able to reduce the refugee influx soon.

The number of refugees and migrants trapped in Greece may reach 70,000 in coming weeks, Greece's migration minister said, adding that a NATO plan to crack down on smugglers could limit migrant flows significantly.

At least 40 people were killed by a suicide bomber at a funeral in Iraq's eastern province of Diyala while a suicide blast at a security checkpoint in Baghdad's western outskirts killed eight members of the security forces, police said on February 29.

Singapore, as the coordinator of ASEAN-China relations, will focus on the formulation of a Code of Conduct between ASEAN and China, Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan said on February 27.

The Syrian opposition warned on February 28 that attacks by the army, backed by Russian warplanes, threatened a US-Russian deal for a cessation of hostilities with collapse and endangered future peace talks.

A twin suicide bombing claimed by Islamic State killed 70 people in a Shi'ite district of Baghdad on February 28 in the deadliest attack inside the capital this year, as militants launched an assault on its western outskirts.

Thailand and Cambodia have pledged to boost agreements signed during a joint cabinet meeting in December 2015 and support each other at the UN, said Thai Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai on February 26.

At least seven policemen and two locals were seriously injured in a car bomb detonated near a Border Patrol Police (BPP) station in Thailand’s southern province of Pattani on February 27.

VOV.VN - The ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Retreat closed in Vientiane, Laos on February 27

US Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton crushed rival Bernie Sanders at the South Carolina primary on February 27, propelling her into next week's crucial "Super Tuesday" voting in 11 states on a wave of momentum.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani earned an emphatic vote of confidence and reformist partners secured surprise gains in parliament in early results from elections that could accelerate the Islamic Republic's emergence from years of isolation.

A Taliban suicide bomber blew himself up near the Afghan defense ministry in Kabul on February 27, causing heavy casualties just hours after an attack in the eastern province of Kunar killed 13 people and put prospects for new peace talks in doubt.

Islamic State militants launched an assault on a Kurdish-controlled town on Syria's border with Turkey on February 27, prompting air strikes by the US-led coalition to try to drive them back.

The US has urged Chinese President Xi Jinping to extend his non-militarisation pledge to all of the East Sea.

VOV.VN -  Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh is leading a Vietnamese delegation at the 2016 ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Retreat that opened in Vientiane on February 27. 

Greece moved to slow the flow of migrants from its islands to the mainland on February 26 as thousands of homeless refugees were trapped in the country by border limits imposed along a Balkan route to richer nations in northern Europe.

Indonesian authorities have played down an Australian warning on possible terror attacks being planned in the Southeast Asian country. 

India has called on all States to avoid unilateral actions in the East Sea that can lead to tensions in the region.

Japan, Australia and India on February 26 agreed on the importance of maintaining the rule of law in the East Sea and shared “strong concerns” over tensions in the region amid China’s rising assertive move in the sea.