The People’s Court of HCM City on September 21 opened a trial of 17 suspects - who are members of “Trieu dai Viet” (Viet Dynasty) - charged with “terrorism to oppose the people’s administration” in line with Article 113 of the 2015 Penal Code.

Vietnam called on all involved parties in Somalia to promote dialogues and create conditions for people and political parties to participate in direct one-person one-vote elections, a Vietnamese diplomat told a UNSC teleconference yesterday.

Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, Vietnam’s Permanent Representative to the UN, has voiced concerns over terrorism and extremist violence in Africa which is threatening the stability and development of several countries in the continent.

The 20th ASEAN Chiefs of Army Multilateral Meeting (ACAMM) was held in Bandung city, Indonesia’s West Java province, on November 25.

 Tunisia's president has vowed to fight terrorism "without mercy", following a gun attack on the Bardo Museum in the capital Tunis that killed 19 people.

 Japan's prime minister has condemned as "outrageous and unacceptable" a video declaring the murder of Japanese hostage Haruna Yukawa by Islamic State.

France will maintain its national security alert system Vigipirate at the highest level, which means definite threats, in greater Paris area in northern France, a French security official said on Saturday.

 Vietnam condemns terrorist acts in any form, Foreign Ministry’s spokesman Le Hai Binh has said in response to a school attack in the northern Pakistani city of Peshawar that left hundreds of people dead and injured on December 16.

 VietNamNet Bridge - The Prime Minister has issued a national action plan on fighting money laundering and terrorism financing for the period 2015-2020.

 Syrian government and opposition delegates resume the second round of talks Monday morning.