VOV.VN -The 49th founding anniversary of ASEAN was celebrated on August 4 by the ASEAN Pretoria Committee (APC) in Pretoria, South Africa, draw the participation of ambassadors fromVietnam, Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore and Thailand. 

Supporters of Republican Donald Trump urged him to get back on message on August 4 after a week of dropping opinion poll numbers and a war of words with ranking Republicans over his U.S. presidential campaign.

VOV.VN - Since repelling a coup attempt on July 15, the Turkish government has concentrated on stabilizing the nation.

A Syrian group said on August 4 it had the bodies of five people shot down in a Russian helicopter and demanded the release of prisoners in exchange for the corpses.

The United States is evaluating new documents sent by Turkey to push for the extradition of US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen, the alleged mastermind of the country's recent failed coup, a State Department spokesman said on August 4.

China and Laos have enjoyed sound cooperation over the past five decades of diplomatic relations, said Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi during talks with his visiting Lao counterpart Saleumxay Kommasith on August 3.

The Thai Government will deploy about 200,000 police in order to ensure security for a referendum on a new draft constitution slated for August 7.

Economic ministers and deputy ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) mulled several important matters during the 48th ASEAN Economic Ministers’ Meeting that began in Vientiane, Laos on August 3.

One woman was killed and five other people were injured by a man with a knife in central London in an attack which police said could be linked to terrorism.

VOV.VN - The 48th ASEAN Economic Ministers’ Meeting opened on August 3 in Vientiane, Laos, the first since the establishment of the ASEAN Economic Community.