Obama administration officials held a conference call on November 17 with 34 US governors to discuss the country's refugee program, the White House said, after more than a dozen governors said they would refuse to accept Syrian refugees.

Established in 1977 as the largest inter-parliamentary cooperation organisation in the region,the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) has made active contributions to the region’s integration process for an ASEAN Community of solidarity, cooperation and prosperous development. 

(VOV) - The G20 summit opened in the Turkish city of Antalya on November 15. After the “brutal and cowardly” attacks in Paris, the summit is expected to end with stronger commitments to fighting terrorism.

Myanmar’s Union Parliament reopened its 13th regular session in the capital of Nay Pyi Taw on November 16, one week after the general election.

More than a dozen state governors refused on November 16 to accept Syrian refugees after the Paris attacks, part of a mounting Republican backlash against the Obama administration's plan to accept thousands more immigrants from the war-torn country.

French President Francois Hollande called on the United States and Russia to join a global coalition to destroy Islamic State in the wake of the attacks across Paris, and announced a wave of measures to combat terror in France.

The ASEAN Community will officially take shape on December 31 this year with three pillars: the Political-Security Community, the Economic Community and the Socio-Cultural Community. 

Myanmar's opposition party National League for Democracy (NLD), led by Aung San Suu Kyi, won 880 out of a total 1,139 parliamentary seats in the election, equivalent to 77.3% of votes, announced the country’s Union Election Commission (UEC) on November 16.

(VOV) - A series of terror attacks on November 13 in Paris killed at least 129 people and injured more than 350 others. The attacks have stirred international indignation. 

US President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed on the need for a Syria-led political transition, including UN-mediated talks, when they spoke at the G20 summit on November 15.

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will visit the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)'s capital Pyongyang this week, the Republic of Korea (RoK)'s Yonhap news agency reported on November 16, in what could be a rare diplomatic opening by the isolated state.

Canada’s new Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said that the country will still take in 25,000 Syrian refugees before Jan. 1 but he is facing increasing pressure to tighten screening procedures and slow down the process to make sure that Islamic State infiltrators aren't among them.

French warplanes pounded Islamic State positions in Syria on November 15 as police in Europe widened their investigations into coordinated attacks in Paris that killed more than 130 people.

Myanmar's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi held talks with parliament's powerful chairman on November 15 after an election landslide set to usher in democracy and sweep out much of the military old guard.

Malaysian police will beef up security for the upcoming 27th ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said at a press briefing on November 14.

Stirring renditions of "La Marseillaise" rang out on November 14 from Dublin to New York as global landmarks were bathed in the French colours and thousands marched in solidarity with Paris after attacks that left at least 129 dead.

The Paris terror attacks are likely to galvanize a stronger global military response to Islamic State, after a US-led air war that has lasted more than a year has failed to contain a group now proving itself to be a growing worldwide threat.

Russia, the United States and powers from Europe and the Middle East outlined a plan on November 14 for a political process in Syria leading to elections within two years, but differences remained on key issues such as President Bashar al-Assad's fate.

The Philippines on November 14 vowed higher security for world leaders at the upcoming 2015 APEC summit in the country after a series of bloody attacks in Paris in the previous day.

The high level dialogue on inclusive business of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum opened in Manila, the Philippiness on November 12, bringing in 200 leaders from the public and private sectors in 21 APEC economic member countries.

Vietnam once again affirmed it has full historical and legal evidence for its sovereignty claim over islands in the East Sea at the 25th annual workshop on constraining latent conflicts in the East Sea, which opened in Jakarta, Indonesia, on November 13. 

Gunmen and bombers attacked busy restaurants, bars and a concert hall at locations around Paris on November 13, killing dozens of people in what a shaken President Francois Hollande described as an unprecedented terrorist attack.

(VOV) - The EU-Africa Summit opened in La Valleta, Malta, on November 12, hoping to find a solution to the migrant crisis in Europe. Though a number of solutions have been proposed, the EU has failed so far to agree on an effective solution to this problem.

Indonesia has asked China to clarify its claims over the East Sea but has yet to receive a response, the Foreign Ministry said on November 12, a day after Indonesia's security chief said Jakarta could take Beijing to court over an island dispute.

At least 43 people were killed and more than 240 wounded on November 12 in two suicide bomb blasts claimed by Islamic State in a crowded residential district in Beirut's southern suburbs, a stronghold of the Shi'ite Muslim group Hezbollah.

Two US B52 strategic bombers flew near artificial Chinese-built islands in the East Sea this week and were contacted by Chinese ground controllers but continued their mission undeterred, the Pentagon said on November 12.

(VOV) - On November 12, Laos has officially launched the logo, theme and website for its ASEAN Chairmanship 2016.

Myanmar’s Government on November 11 pledged to cooperate with all parties to ensure peace and stability after the elections.

The United Nations' World Food Programme (WFP) has responded to a funding crunch by developing a mobile app that lets people around the world donate money to help feed the 4 million displaced Syrians living in neighboring countries.

The European Union has offered African states a range of aid as well as easier visa access and lower costs for migrants sending cash home in return for help to curb migration into the EU, including by taking back illegal immigrants.