Vietnam will host the ASEAN Legal Forum 2026 in Hanoi from August 17 to 19, with a focus on integrating artificial intelligence into lawmaking and enforcement to enhance institutional quality and regional judicial cooperation.

Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul urged swift probe into killings of Russian siblings and a Thai family.

More than 40 countries are expected to participate in a China-initiated international alliance against telecom and online fraud, which is scheduled to be formally inaugurated in September, the Ministry of Public Security said.

The Chinese Embassy in the Philippines said on Wednesday that Chinese and Philippine law enforcement authorities have jointly arrested and repatriated a fugitive surnamed Lin, who is suspected of organizing cross-border gambling and telecom fraud.

Ying Yong, Chief Grand Prosecutor and Prosecutor General of the SPP of China, addressed the eighth BRICS Heads of Prosecution Services Meeting via video link in Beijing on July 20, Beijing time.

The 2026 Conference on Exchanges and Mutual Learning of the Rule of Law of Civiliazations was held in Beijing on Sunday, bringing together more than 150 legal scholars, judges and experts from over 20 countries and regions to explore how legal dialogue can strengthen mutual understanding among civilizations and address emerging global challenges.

Legal scholars from more than 20 countries are in Beijing for a major conference on the rule of law hosted by the China University of Political Science and Law.

The synthetic drug market in East and South-East Asia continued to expand in 2025, with seizures of methamphetamine and ketamine both jumping dramatically, according to a new report released today by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).