VOV.VN - The East Asia Summit (EAS) Foreign Ministers’ Meeting of the 10 ASEAN countries plus 8 partner countries has concluded in Laos.

UN Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura called on Russia and the United States on July 28 to work together in reducing the fighting in Syria, saying that failure of their cooperation plan would have a very negative impact on planned peace talks.

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and the Marine Department of Malaysia (MDM) have conducted a joint chemical spill along the Johor Strait, the MPA said on July 28.

The Argentina-Vietnam Cultural Institute (ICAV) on July 27 issued a statement in support of the recent ruling by the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague, the Netherlands, related to territorial disputes in the East Sea. 

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on July 28 praised warming relations with Egypt and its president, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, who ousted an Islamist government seen as hostile to ties between the neighbors.

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan wants the armed forces and national intelligence agency brought under the control of the presidency, part of a major overhaul of the military after a failed coup.

Five US special operations members were wounded while working with Afghan special forces in an operation to clear areas controlled by Islamic State in eastern Afghanistan, the top US military commander in Afghanistan said on July 28.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has affirmed that the ruling of the Permanent Court of Arbitration based in The Hague, the Netherlands on the case between his country and China in the East Sea will be a “ground” for future talks between Manila and Beijing over territorial disputes.

VOV.VN - A series of terror attacks in recent days has caused numerous deaths and devastated the tourism sector globally.

VOV.VN -The 49th ASEAN Foreign Ministerial Meeting (AMM 49) and related meetings in Laos concluded on July 26.