"Peace"

China said on Thursday cooperation of the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia on nuclear-powered submarines severely harmed regional peace and stability, and added it would closely follow the development of the situation.

HÀ NỘI — Vietnamese Minister of Defence, General Phan Văn Giang, and his US counterpart Lloyd Austin, have underlined the need to respect international law in the South China Sea (known in Việt Nam as the East Sea) during talks in Hà Nội on Thursday.

State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Wednesday that the Afghan Taliban is expected to play an important role in the Afghan peace and reconciliation process as a decisive military and political force in the country and he hoped it could cut ties with the East Turkestan Islamic Movement.

Gothom Arya, advisor to Mahidol University’s Institute of Human Rights and Peace Studies and former election commissioner, told the press on Wednesday that he backed the government’s moves to preserve peace in the country.

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - For years, Pakistan has been accused of playing a double game in Afghanistan - harboring suicide bombers, hosting Taliban insurgents and seeking to destabilize its poorer neighbor while paying lip service to efforts to settle the Afghan war through negotiations.

International non-governmental organisation HWPL recently brought the curtains down on the 2019 World Peace Summit. The “Legislate Peace - Implementation of the DPCW for Sustainable Development” was held in South Korea on September 18 and 19.

PUTRAJAYA: The 62nd National Day celebrations kicked off in grand fashion, with tens of thousands of Malaysians gathered around Persiaran Perdana here to witness the annual parade on Saturday (Aug 31).

An estimated 316,000 people gathered at Tamar Park in Hong Kong Saturday afternoon to show their support and gratitude to the city’s police force while making a strong appeal for peace and order that were broken repeatedly in recent protests.

If there is another summit between the United States and North Korea, there is a high possibility that Thailand will be the venue chosen to breathe life back into the peace process following the collapse of talks in Vietnam in February.

Southeast Asia is making global headlines this week with the second US-North Korea Summit, in Hanoi. 

Pakistan said Thursday it will release a captured Indian pilot in a "peace gesture", taking a step towards rapprochement as clashes between the nuclear-armed rivals ignited fears of a disastrous conflict.