A training aircraft of Indonesia crashed in Tasikmalaya district of West Java province on August 18, injuring two of the three people aboard.

VOV.VN - ASEAN and China have agreed on negotiations to finalize a framework for the Code of Conduct (COC) of Parties in the East Sea in mid 2017. 

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on August 18 accused followers of a US-based Islamic cleric he blames for last month's coup attempt of being complicit in attacks by Kurdish militants in Turkey's southeast which killed 10 people.

Russia said on August 18 it would support a 48-hour ceasefire in Aleppo, a move the UN Syria envoy said would allow aid to reach besieged areas soon, as long as all sides respect the temporary truce.

Three people were killed and 40 were wounded when a car bomb exploded near a police station in Turkey's eastern province of Van near the Iranian border on August 17, state broadcaster TRT said, citing the local governor.

A total of 40,029 people have been detained in Turkey in investigations related to last month's failed coup and around half of those have been formally arrested, Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said on August 17.

VOV.VN - One month after the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) decided an award on the Philippines’ arbitration proceedings against China on interpretation and application of 1982 UN Convention on Law of Sea, public shows concern over implementation of the ruling.

VOV.VN - US presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have introduced their economic policies. Differences in their economic management are visible, besides some notable similarities.

Indonesia’s original national flag was paraded for the first time since independence, on August 17, as part of celebrations of the 71st anniversary of the country's Independence Day.

The Singapore Business Federation (SBF) held a forum in Singapore on August 16 to promote regional cooperation and connectivity.