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Vietnam won 10 gold medals, five silver and four bronze medals, ranking third at the 11th ASEAN Skills Competition (ASC) that wrapped up in Malaysia on September 28.

ASEAN International Expo 2016 kicked off in the southern economic hub of Ho Chi Minh City on September 28, with the participation of more than 160 firms from Vietnam and ASEAN countries

An ASEAN conference on the application of laws, policies and practices to the identification, management and treatment of victims of trafficking was held in Jakarta, Indonesia on September 28.

Minister of National Defence General Ngo Xuan Lich will attend an meeting of ASEAN-US defence ministers in Hawaii from September 29 to October 1 at the invitation of the US Secretary of Defense.

The Thai Government is moving ahead with a megafarm scheme, aiming to cut production costs and raise productivity.

As trade and commerce is expected to increase between Southeast Asian countries and between them and the world, there will be more opportunities for logistics services providers in the region.

A photo exhibition featuring the legendary Ho Chi Minh Trail in Laos during the 1961-1975 period, a symbol of Vietnam-Laos special solidarity, was opened in Vientiane, Laos on September 26.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh has attended informal meetings between foreign ministers of ASEAN and the US and the United Nations in New York.

Three foreign fishing vessels captured for illegal catching in the Malaysia waters will be sunk near Lang Tengah ocean park in Besut to form artificial reefs.

Authorities of Indonesia’s Bali Island held captive of a Malaysian ship carrying 30 tonnes of chemical fertilisers suspected to be used for creating bombs.

ASEAN’s energy ministers have vowed to strengthen collaboration in energy security and sustainable exploitation, and expand cooperation with the bloc’s partners and international organisations.

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)’s dynamic economy and its high growth rate was highlighted at a conference held in Ottawa, Canada, on September 21 by ASEAN representatives.

Chairwoman of the Vietnam National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan will make official visits to Laos, Cambodia, and Myanmar from September 26-29, according to the NA’s Committee for External Relations.

The terrorist Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) in Sulu, the Philippines has released an Indonesian fisherman abducted last month.