Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc had bilateral meetings with leaders of Singapore, Thailand and Myanmar on the sidelines of the ASEAN – India Commemorative Summit in New Delhi, India, on January 25.
Myanmar’s authorities have tightened security in ten key sensitive areas of Sittway, the capital of western Rakhine state, following violence in Mrauk U township last week.
Trade volume between five countries along the Lancang - Mekong river and China’s Yunnan province surge 13.4 percent year-on-year to 81 billion yuan (12 billion USD) in 2017, according to customs of Kunming, capital of Yunnan.
Myanmar and China pledged to further promote bilateral ties and maintain peace and stability in their border areas at a diplomacy and defense consultation in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar on January 17.
At least seven was killed and 32 others were injured when demonstrators clashed with police in Myanmar’s Rakhine state on January 16 night, China’s Xinhua news agency cited a release of Myanmar's Information Ministry as saying on January 17.
Laos and Myanmar are mulling over an electricity agreement to empower Laos' development needs, local daily Vientiane Times quoted a senior Lao official as saying on January 16.
Senior officials from Myanmar and Bangladesh met on January 15 in Nay Pyi Taw to discuss how to settle issues over the repatriation of Rohingya refugees to Myanmar.
Myanmar President U Htin Kyaw on January 4 pledged to build a democratic federal republic in accordance with the results of the political dialogues, stressing the need for joint efforts to create a suitable constitution for the country.
President Tran Dai Quang and Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on January 3 sent congratulatory messages to Myanmar President Htin Kyaw on Myanmar’s 70th Independence Day (January 4).
Myanmar plans to boost the development of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) from early January by introducing competitions in sectors across the country.
Myanmar local authorities extended the curfew order in Maungtaw in the northern part of Rakhine state for another two months to ensure further security, stability and rule of law.
Myanmar Vice President U Henry Van Thio on December 22 called for making sustainable tourism development plans, stressing the need to create new tourist routes and attractions.
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