Indonesian police plan to block communication between the Islamic State (IS) in Syria with domestic militants as part of the efforts to prevent the extreme group’s attacks.

Paiboon Nititawan, a former member of Thailand’s now-defunct National Reform Council, on August 9 announced his intention to establish a new political party and run in the next general election for the House of Representatives.

VOV.VN - The 48th ASEAN Economic Ministers Meeting (AEM-48) and related meetings took place last week in Vientiane, Laos.

At least 13 people were killed on August 9 in the first air strikes by a Saudi-led coalition on the Yemeni capital in five months, residents said, as the head of the UN expressed concern about the escalation in the fighting.

The United Nations called on August 9 for an urgent ceasefire in the divided Syrian city of Aleppo, where it said two million people lacked access to clean running water, with children most at risk of disease.

The Myanmar's 21st Century Panglong Conference will open on August 31, according to the country’s Presidential Office

Up to 230 terror suspects were detained in Malaysia over the past three years, the Malaysian Ministry of Home Affairs announced at a special briefing to foreign diplomats on August 9. 

Russia and Turkey took a big step toward normalizing relations on August 9, with their leaders announcing an acceleration in trade and energy ties at a time when both countries have troubled economies and strains with the West.

An ASEAN Study Centre was inaugurated in North Eastern Hill University (NEHU) in Shillong, the capital city of India’s Meghalaya State on August 8. 

ASEAN and Canada have launched an annual trade policy dialogue, a forum to discuss greater trade liberalisation, increased commercial cooperation, and measures to reduce trade barriers.