(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister of Singapore Lee Hsien Loong put forth three areas to boost cooperation among countries during the virtual 15th East Asia Summit (EAS) hosted by Vietnam on Saturday.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said the East Asia Summit (EAS) has been growing robustly, serving as a forum for strategic dialogue and cooperation on peace, security and prosperity in the region.

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has called on leaders of ASEAN countries, the Republic of Korea (RoK), Japan, and China to continue enhancing their cooperation in the COVID-19 fight and economic recovery.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, as the ASEAN+3 Chair, proposed the business community continue standing shoulder-to-shoulder with the governments in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic and in economic recovery in East Asia. He was speaking at the ASEAN+3 Leaders’ Interface with Representatives from East Asia Business Council on Saturday.

(VOVWORLD) - The implementation of the agreements enshrined in the trilateral statement on Nagorno-Karabakh was discussed during Saturday’s telephone contacts among Russian President Vladimir Putin, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.

(VOVWORLD) - Umbalena, a reading app for Vietnamese kids aged between two and six, has claimed the first prize, worth 17,300 USD, at the 8th competition Startup Wheel this year. The awards ceremony held on Saturday also honored 1 second prize and 1 third prize.

(VOVWORLD) - Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Friday announced the upgrade of Thailand-Australia bilateral relations to a “Strategic Partnership”.

(VOVWORLD) - Pakistan and India’s 5 fierce military clashes across their frontier in disputed Kashmir have killed at least 6 people and wounded many more on both sides.

(VOVWORLD) - Libyans at UN-led talks have agreed to hold national parliamentary and presidential elections in December next year, according to the UN.

(VOVWORLD) - ASEAN leaders had summits with the US, New Zealand, and Australia, on Saturday, as part of the ongoing 37th ASEAN Summit. The 15th East Asia Summit (EAS) and the launching of the ASEAN smart logistics network were also held on Saturday.