US President Barack Obama will have a bilateral meeting with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan during the G20 summit in China next month and is likely to have at least an informal talk with Russia's Vladimir Putin, the White House said on August 29.

VOV.VN - The 6th Tokyo international conference on African development concluded on August 28, in Kenya. 

VOV.VN - Brazil's Senate recently started the long-anticipated impeachment trial of suspended President Dilma Rousseff. 

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on August 29 promised rewards running to tens of thousands of USD for information leading to the capture of police officers protecting drug syndicates.

Myanmar holds a unique position in India's neighbourhood, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in a joint press conference after his meeting with visiting Myanmar President Htin Kyaw on August 29.

A Thai military court on August 29 issued an arrest warrant for a third suspect in a series of bomb attacks on southern tourist towns earlier this month.

Three leaders and 18 gunmen of the Abu Sayyaf militant group have been killed in a clash with government troops in the southern Philippines.

The Maritime Institute of Malaysia (MIMA) is hosting a conference themed “Reshaping the East Sea Maritime Agenda” in Malaysia’s capital of Kuala Lumpur beginning August 29. 

Indonesian authorities on August 28 said at least 65 rural areas in nine out of 17 districts in East Kotawaringin, central Kalimantan are on high alert for forest fires.

About 1,100 migrants were rescued from boats in the Strait of Sicily on August 28 as they tried to reach Europe, Italy's coastguard said.