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Vietnam spanked Myanmar 3-0 to set up a semi-final showdown with Malaysia at the ongoing Southeast Asian Futsal HDBank Cup in Hanoi on October 30.

Myanmar is planning to turn Pyin Oo Lwin, the country’s hill town into a flower city of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

StreamNet, a joint venture between Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) and Myanmar’s Elite Telecom Public Co., Ltd., was launched in Yangon on October 27 in the presence of Minister of Information and Communications Truong Minh Tuan.

Thousands of people in Myanmar marched in Yangon city on October 29 to support the country’s military, which has come under criticism for its heavy handedness in dealing with Rohingya Muslims.

More than 7,000 people have been granted national verification cards in Myanmar’s northern state Rakhine since local authorities started a verification process on October 1, the Myanmar News Agency reported on October 29.

Government officials from Bangladesh and Myanmar agreed on October 24 to halt the outflow of Rohingya Muslims to Bangladesh and enable the refugees to return home.

The Myanmar parliament resumed its sixth session on October 17, focusing on financial issues and policy.

Vietnam and Myanmar would continue fostering comprehensive cooperation between their armed forces and work together towards effective outcomes, following the official visit of Minister of Defence Ngo Xuan Lich to Myanmar from October 1-3.

Myanmar and Bangladesh have discussed measures to ensure safety for the repatriation of hundreds of thousands of Rohingya who have fled to Bangladesh from Myanmar in recent times.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called on the Myanmar government to end military operations against Rohingya rebels in Rakhine state during the first public meeting on the country held by the UN Security Council in more than eight years.

Myanmar allowed representatives of United Nations (UN) agencies to come to the country’s northern state of Rakhine on September 28.

Myanmar State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi said on September 19 that the country pledged to restore peace, stability, and law in northern Rakhine state and invited the international community to cooperate for Myanmar's endeavors.

Thai Minister of Commerce Apiradi Tantraporn recently directed the Department of International Trade Promotion, Department of Foreign Trade and provincial trade offices to support trade promotion activities in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam (CLMV) and their emerging markets.

Myanmar's government has rejected a proposed ceasefire by militants in the country's Rakhine state, saying they don't "negotiate with terrorists."