Thailand’s deputy national police chief Chakthip Chaijinda and his entourage have arrived in Malaysia to verify and directly interrogate a detained man who is suspected a yellow-shirted bomber in the Erawan shrine blast that killed 20 and injured 130 in August.

Thailand’s new six-month, multiple-entry tourist visas will become available from November 13, announced the country’s Foreign Ministry on September 22.

The European Union approved a plan on September 22 to share out 120,000 refugees across its 28 states, overriding vehement opposition from four ex-communist eastern nations.

World leaders will gather for their annual meeting at the United Nations starting September 25 as Europe faces a flood of asylum seekers, many fleeing Syria's civil war in the worst humanitarian crisis since the world body was created 70 years ago.

Chinese President Xi Jinping sought to reassure US officials on September 22 that Beijing remains committed to financial reforms and an open economy.

(VOV) -India and the US began their first strategic and commercial dialogue in Washington on September 22 to set the stage for India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi's upcoming visit to the US.

(VOV) -On September 22, Chinese President Xi Jinping left Beijing to begin a state visit to the US. 

Cambodia has decided to establish a special economic zone in Preah Sihanouk province in an attempt to attract investment and develop its economy as the ASEAN Community forms by the end of this year.

Alexis Tsipras took the oath of office for a second term as Greek prime minister on September 21, promising to revive the crippled economy while demanding debt relief from creditors as his "first big battle" following an unexpectedly clear election victory.

Hungary's parliament authorized the government on September 21 to deploy the army to help handle a wave of migrants, granting the military the right to use non-lethal force.

Thai Prime Minister Gen. Prayut Chan-o-cha has announced a new strategy to build a “People’s State” with the aim to bring into full play the combined strength of the State, people and businesses towards the country’s sustainable development.

Greek leftist Alexis Tsipras stormed back into office with an unexpectedly decisive election victory on September 20, claiming a clear mandate to steer Greece's battered economy to recovery.

The United States will increase the number of refugees it takes in by 15,000 over each of the next two years, bringing the total to 100,000 by 2017, US Secretary of State John Kerry said after talks with his German counterpart on September 20.

Bitterly-divided European leaders will seek to find a credible response to the continent's worst migration crisis since World War Two at an emergency summit this week.

Solutions were proposed to strengthen the partnership in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum for natural disaster response and reduction to ensure a sustainable community during a workshop that wrapped up on September 19 in the northern coastal province of Quang Ninh. 

Hungary and Croatia traded threats on September 19 as thousands of exhausted migrants poured over their borders, deepening the disarray in Europe over how to handle the tide of humanity.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has backed the establishment of an airbase in neighboring Belarus, the latest move by Moscow to project its military power abroad.

Japan's parliament voted into law on September 19 a defense policy shift that could let troops fight overseas for the first time since 1945, a milestone in Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's push to loosen the limits of the pacifist constitution on the military.

US President Barack Obama believes that holding military talks with Russia on Syria is an important next step and hopes they will take place very shortly, Secretary of State John Kerry said on September 18.

(VOV) - The US and the West have repeatedly accused Russia of building a military base in Syria. Russia has admitted for the first time that it has never concealed its military built-up in Syria which will increase the likelihood of encounters with the US.  

The Phnom Penh Appeal Court on September 17 refused bail to opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) Senator Hong Sok Hour who is being detained on charges of publishing the 1979 fake border treaty between Cambodia and Vietnam.

Croatia threatened to close its border with Serbia on September 17 as migrants fled from overwhelmed police, trekked through fields and tried to steal into Slovenia by train in a desperate march westwards that is sowing discord and recrimination in Europe.

The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) started a two-day special meeting in the Philippines’ capital city of Manila on September 16.

(VOV) - The biggest challenge to the nuclear deal between Iran and P5+1 was overcome when President Barack Obama gained the support of Senate Democrats last week. The victory adds to Obama’s achievements during his 2nd presidential term. 

Cuba's President Raul Castro will address the UN General Assembly in New York on September 28, Havana confirmed on September 16, but there was no mention of another possible meeting with US President Barack Obama.

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on September 16 that he will meet his Colombian counterpart, Juan Manuel Santos, next week in Ecuador to discuss a border dispute that has soured relations between the South American neighbors.

Thousands of people participated in a red shirt rally in the Malaysian capital city of Kuala Lumpur on September 16 to show their support for the country’s government.

Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha announced on September 15 that he will curtail the general election procedure, which is traditionally scheduled over 20 months.

Hungary's right-wing government shut the main land route for migrants into the European Union on September 15, taking matters into its own hands to halt Europe's influx of refugees.

The US Department of Homeland Security is developing a plan right now for taking in at least 10,000 Syrian refugees over the next year, within existing budget constraints, Secretary Jeh Johnson told Reuters on September 15.