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The water level in the Mekong River in the northeastern border province of Nakhon Phanom of Thailand is only about 1.5 metres high, possibly the lowest level in almost 100 years, according to local media.

The US Department of State on has expressed concern over reports that China is hampering other countries’ oil and gas activities in the East Sea, and said its acts threaten regional peace and security.

Growing economic and trade relations between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and China are crucial to securing long-term peace and shared prosperity in the region.

The ambassadors of Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines and Malaysia in Mexico have lauded the role that Vietnam took as the Chair of the ASEAN Committee in Mexico.

Close to 8,000 Philippine police officers have received administrative punishments, of whom 2,000 were dismissed, for wrongdoings during raids where drug suspects were killed under President Rodrigo Duterte’s crackdown.

Singapore’s robotics firm LionsBot International (LionsBot) has said it will deploy hundreds of autonomous cleaning robots to work at hotels, shopping centres, and government buildings in the island country.

Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan suggested the Vietnamese and Latvian legislatures increase the exchange of all-level delegations at reception for Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics.

The ASEAN Business Advisory Council was satisfied with negotiations over ASEAN trade facilitation procedures, in which all members agreed to form and implement guidelines on non-tariff measures, said the Thai Ministry of Commerce.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh expressed his delight at the comprehensive and practical development of the Vietnam – Japan extensive strategic partnership during a reception in Hanoi.

A 7.3-magnitude earthquake that struck Indonesia’s eastern region on July 14 has left one woman in South Halmahera dead, the country’s disaster mitigation agency said on Twitter without giving further details.

Fifty-one people were injured and several homes, churches and other buildings damaged on July 13 when an earthquake sent terrified residents of the southern Philippines fleeing their homes before dawn, local police said.

Chairwoman of the Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan met with General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and President of China Xi Jinping.