Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh attended the ASEAN-Russia Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and the ASEAN-New Zealand Foreign Ministers’ Meeting on July 31 in Bangkok, Thailand, as part of the 52nd ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM-52) and related meetings.
The Indonesian military launched on July 30 a new elite unit designated to carry out special military missions, particularly in addressing terrorism issue.
Lao Prime Minister Thongloun Sisulith applauded the cooperation outcomes between the Vietnamese and Lao ministries of public security while hosting Senior Lieutenant General Bui Van Nam, Deputy Minister of Public Security, in Vientiane on July 16.
Riza Shahriz Abdul Aziz, a stepson of former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, was arrested by the country's anti-corruption body on July 4 and is expected to be charged for money laundering.
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh attended the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Bangkok on June 22 as part of preparations for the 34th ASEAN Summit.
The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has launched legal action against 41 individuals and organisations to recover about 65 million USD stolen from scandal-hit state fund 1MDB.
ASEAN ambassadors and UN officials have sat down to examine the two organisations’ joint projects and cooperation activities within their Plan of Action for 2016-2020.
Indonesia police said on May 6 that they had thwarted a scheme by an Islamic State (IS)-affiliated group to conduct suicide bombings on the day the presidential election results will be announced at the end of this month.
The US side paid special attention to the visit by Minister of Public Security To Lam given it will step up cooperation in security, one of the pillars of the comprehensive partnership between Vietnam and the US, and the bilateral ties in general, said Ambassador of Vietnam to the US Ha Kim Ngoc.
Philippine security forces have tightened security after a blast at a restaurant in the southern Philippine town of Isulan in Sultan Kudarat province wounded at least 18 people on April 3.
Vietnam has committed to joining international efforts in combating the financing of terrorists, Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, Head of Vietnam’s Permanent Mission to the UN said at the UNSC’s open debate on March 28.
Security forces of the Philippines are intensifying their operation targeting militants with IS links who returned from the Middle East, said Defence Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on March 19.
A delegation from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs attended the 11th Vietnam-New Zealand Political Consultation held in Wellington on March 18-19, during which both nations agreed to boost bilateral collaboration in various sectors and make meticulous preparation for upgrading their ties into a strategic partnership in the coming time.
Cambodia and China began the annual joint military exercise named Golden Dragon 2019 on March 13 in Cambodia’s Kampot province with the participation of nearly 3,000 soldiers of both sides.
Vietnam strongly condemns the terror bomb attacks on a Catholic cathedral in Jolo island city in the southern Philippine province of Sulu on January 27, spokesperson of the Vietnamese Foreign Ministry Le Thi Thu Hang has stated.
The 77th Mekong River joint patrol by China, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand began on December 18 from Guan Lei port, Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture in southwest China's Yunnan province.
Cambodia on December 15 kicked off the 7th Sea Festival in Koh Kong province to promote and introduce its marine tourism to domestic and foreign tourists.
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