Deputy Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son has suggested that dialogues and cooperation among Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) members should be closely connected with sustainable development goals (SDGs).

France will deploy its aircraft carrier to support operations against Islamic State in Syria and Iraq, President Francois Hollande said on November 5, bolstering Paris' firepower in the region amid international efforts to launch Syrian peace talks.

U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter will visit a U.S. aircraft carrier transiting the East Sea on November 5, a move sure to raise the ire of China as tensions between Washington and Beijing simmer over the disputed waterway.

The 21st ASEAN Transport Ministers Meeting (ATM-21) and related meetings kicked off in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on November 5.

The ASEAN Defence Ministerial Meeting Plus (ADMM+) mechanism is proving its increasingly important role in maintaining peace, stability and security in the region and the world, participants stated at the third ADMM+ held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on November 4. 

The US military said on November 4 it was moving toward providing additional weaponry to Syrian opposition forces battling Islamic State after territorial gains in the past week by the US-backed fighters.

Evidence now suggests that a bomb planted by the Islamic State militant group is the likely cause of last weekend's crash of a Russian airliner over Egypt's Sinai peninsula, US and European security sources said on November 4.

Indonesia has freshly been hit by a volcanic eruption and a quake, causing local concerns and temporary airport closure. 

A recent flurry of foreign retailer activity has raised an alarm among domestic peers.

Malaysia and China should continue the exchange of visits and take practical measures to promote bilateral defence cooperation, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has said.

The third ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Plus (ADMM+) kicked off in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on November 4 to seek measures to ensure regional security. 

(VOV) - The Justice and Development Party (AKP) of President Tayyip Erdogan has won Turkey’s parliamentary election. Observers say the election result reflects Turkish voters’ faith that the ruling Party will promote peace and development. 

Russia does not see keeping Bashar al-Assad in power as a matter of principle, the Foreign Ministry in Moscow said on November 3 in comments that suggested a divergence of opinion with Iran, the Syrian president's other main international backer.

Myanmar has closed all border ports and checkpoints along Moei river opposite to Mae Sot, Phop Phra, Mae Ramat and Tha Song Yang districts in Thailand’s Tak province, Thai authorities said on November 3. 

A total of 10,500 domestic and international observers will monitor the upcoming general election in Myanmar on November 8, the country’s Union Election Commission (UEC) said on November 3. 

A gunman on a motorbike shot dead a Pakistani journalist in the country's restive northwest on November 3 and hours later the Taliban claimed the killing, bringing to 71 the number of journalists and media workers killed in Pakistan since 2002.

Thousands of people protested across Romania on November 3, demanding cabinet resignations as the death toll from a nightclub fire reached 32, with dozens more people in hospital critically hurt.

Chinese President Xi Jinping will hold talks with his Taiwanese counterpart Ma Ying-jeou in Singapore on November 7 in the first such meeting of leaders from the two rivals since the Chinese civil war ended in 1949.

The third ASEAN Defence Ministerial Meeting Retreat opened in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on November 3, with initiatives to foster regional defence ties and trust on the agenda.

The Russian plane that crashed in Egypt was not struck from the outside and the pilot did not make a distress call before it disappeared from radar, a source in the committee analyzing the flight recorders said on November 2.

Indonesia and India signed a number of cooperation agreements on November 2 to boost bilateral relations during the working visit by Indian Vice President Hamid Ansari to the Southeast Asian nation.

President of Myanmar U Thein Sein has committed to continued reforms to bring about peace, stability and socio-economic development for the country.

The US Navy plans to conduct patrols within 12 nautical miles of artificial islands in the East Sea about twice a quarter to remind China and other countries about US rights under international law, a US defense official said on November 2.

(VOV) -Talks between Japan and the Republic of Korea (RoK) in Soul concluded on November 2 with positive results on many issues. 

Islamic State fighters drove Syrian government forces from a western town on November 1, a monitoring group reported, as fighting escalated despite a flurry of diplomatic activity and talks between regional rivals.

Turkey's Islamist-rooted AK Party swept to an unexpected victory in elections on November 1, returning the country to single-party rule in an outcome that will boost the power of President Tayyip Erdogan but may sharpen deep social divisions.

The Republic of Korea (RoK)'s President Park Geun-hye and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe held their first formal bilateral talks on November 2 since both leaders took office, seeking to move beyond a bitter wartime history that has plagued ties between two of Washington's key Asian allies.

Russian's transport minister and a team of high-level investigators has arrived in Cairo to help Egyptian authorities determine what caused a Russian airliner to crash in the Sinai Peninsula killing all 224 people on board.

(VOV) -President Vladimir Putin declared November 1st national day of mourning after plane crash in Egypt. 

(VOV) -The Myanmar government and eight ceasefired ethnic armed groups out of 15 have agreed on some post-ceasefire steps for adherence by both sides until 30 days after the signing of the Nationwide Ceasefore Accord (NCA), according to an official report on November 1.