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The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has instructed relevant agencies to tighten security checks for flights to Japan.

Vietnam will strengthen security measures to ensure safety for foreigners who are living and working in the country, including Russian citizens, stated Deputy Spokesman of the Foreign Ministry Duong Hoai Nam at a regular meeting of the ministry in Hanoi on November 5.

Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on July 31 requested military commanders to step up security measures along the country's borderlines to keep out any suspected trespassers from neighbouring countries in the context that the COVID-19 pandemic continues developing complicatedly.

Cambodian National Police Chief General Neth Savoeun has ordered the country’s police to enhance national security during the upcoming holidays, from August 17 to 21, which was set in lieu of the postponed Khmer New Year in April.

Vietnam is targeting more than 90 percent of its communes and wards being free of African swine fever (ASF) by 2022 and the country being free of the disease by 2025.

The Football Association of Indonesia (PSSI) on October 9 pledged to spare no efforts to ensure safety for Vietnam’s football fans during the Indonesia-Vietnam match in the World Cup 2022 qualifying round.

As Thailand will host the 34th ASEAN Summit from June 20-23, Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Gen. Prawit Wongsuwan, called a meeting with relevant agencies to discuss preparations for traffic convenience and safety measures for ASEAN delegates.

The Korean Healthy Security Measures Association (KHSMA), an advocacy group for war veterans, held a press conference with foreign correspondents on May 27 in Seoul to condemn the use of Agent Orange during the war in Vietnam and protest the lack of compensation from the US administration for all the victims in the Republic of Korea (RoK) of the toxic chemical.

Military forces have been imposing all necessary security measures to ensure safety and security for DPRK-USA Hanoi Summit Vietnam, slated for Feb. 27-28.

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) will help Vietnam build a legal environment with comprehensive policies which are able to protect children and ensure their rights through the “Protecting and Promoting the Rights of Children in Vietnam” project, launched in Hanoi on August 16.

More and more drug traffickers have turned to aviation to transport drugs in response to tighter security measures of local customs and police, officials said.

Myanmar has tightened security measures at the country's border check points and airports in its efforts to prevent terrorists from infiltrating into the country, reported Myanmar News Agency on October 11.

Thai authorities on June 15 said that a suspect was arrested in connection with a bomb attack on the Phramongkutkao military hospital in central Bangkok last month.

Indonesian President Joko Widodo called for efforts of lawmakers to accelerate discussion for revision of the anti-terrorism bill, aiming to create an official legal framework for the country’s counter-terrorism activities.

Singapore will enhance security measures against rising terrorism threat, local media reported on March 18, quoting Minister for Home Affairs and Law K. Shanmugam as saying in a speech on March 18.

Vietnamese Ambassador to the Czech Republic Hoang Dinh Thang said he would not urged Vietnamese in the Eastern European country to cancel their plans to visit Paris.

Malaysian police will beef up security for the upcoming 27th ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said at a press briefing on November 14.

A historic national election saw participation from 32 million of Myanmar’s voters on November 8.