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Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte arrived in Myanmar’s capital Nay Pyi Taw for an official visit to Myanmar.

An international conference on Myanmar’s ethnic minority group Rohingya opened on March 14 in Malaysia, attracting the participation of 180 speakers and delegates from ASEAN and Muslim countries.

Dozens of Myanmar soldiers lost their lives in clashes with militant groups along the border with China, reported Myanmar state-run daily, the Global New Light on March 14.

The parliaments of Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam (CLMV), have shared experience in monitoring and managing State budget and public investment during a conference in Phnom Penh on March 13.

President Tran Dai Quang hosted separate receptions for newly-accredited ambassadors to Vietnam in Hanoi on March 8, during which he called for the diplomats’ greater efforts to broaden bilateral wide-ranging cooperation.

Clashes on March 6 in Laukkai town in Myanmar’s eastern Shan state, left more than 30 dead.

National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan has pledged to elevate ties between Vietnam and Myanmar and between the two armies.

Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Cao Quoc Hung has suggested India back four ASEAN members, namely Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam (CLMV), via its investment in manufacturing, services.

Vietnamese IT giant FPT Corporation has been selected by Myanmar to implement a 11.3 million USD project that is part of a programme to modernise the nation’s public finance system.

Myanmar has reopened the border gate Number 1 with Bangladesh, which was temporarily closed following attacks on three border posts in October 2016, the country’s State Counsellor’s Office said on February 16.

Vietnamese small-and medium-sized enterprises are keen to explore investing in Myanmar, according to Cong Thuong (Industry & Trade) newspaper.

Myanmar authorities have reduced curfew hours in Maungdaw town, the western state of Rakhine, thanks to improvement on security.

Myanmar President U Htin Kyaw on February 8 called on all ethnic groups to join hands with the government and work for peace without discrimination.

China and Myanmar held diplomacy and defence consultations in Beijing on February 7.