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Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Quoc Dung visited Myanmar on January 28 in his role as Special Envoy of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

The Myanmar government, army and 10 signatories of the nationwide ceasefire accord (NCA) convened their trilateral peace talks on October 15.

A top executive of Plan International on Sep 12 praised the theme of the ongoing World Economic Forum on ASEAN, saying it resonates well with her organisation’s priority on young female entrepreneurs.

A book on the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) in the Vietnamese language has been launched on the occasion of the World Economic Forum on ASEAN 2018 (WEF on ASEAN 2018).

Vietnam has made a thorough preparation for the World Economic Forum on the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (WEF on ASEAN) slated for September 11-13 in Hanoi, a WEF representative has said.

Seven armed groups of the Northern Alliance have vowed to continue peace meetings with the government, saying that they will discuss the message delivered by Myanmar authorities at the 21st Century Panglong Peace Conference in Nay Pyi Taw, official media reported on July 15.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and State Counselor of Myanmar Aung San Suu Kyi agreed to further deepen bilateral trade and investment on win-win basis towards achieving 1 billion USD or higher in two-way trade during their talks in Hanoi on April 19.

Myanmar's President-elect U Win Myint was sworn in to office on March 30 as Myanmar's 10th president since 1948 at the session of the Union Parliament.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh on March 19 cabled a message of congratulations to Wang Yi on his reappointment as Chinese Foreign Minister and promotion to State Counselor.

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.

Pope Francis arrived in Myanmar on November 27 for a historic visit to the Buddhist-majority country amid global concern over the fate of more than half a million Muslim Rohingya.

The Government of Bangladesh announced on November 23 that its country and the neighbouring Myanmar have agreed on returning Rohingya Muslim refugees in two months.

Myanmar State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi made her first visit to the country’s northern state of Rakhine, where conflicts forced many Rohingya Muslims to run to neighbouring Bangladesh.

Myanmar has launched a project to rebuild destroyed houses in the northern Rakhine state under a mechanism of the Union Enterprises for Humanitarian Assistance, Resettlement and Development.

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.

Indonesia will back Myanmar’s efforts for peace, stability and development in its northern state of Rakhine, said Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Masudi.

President Tran Dai Quang and Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on June 8 extended condolences to President of Myanmar Htin Kyaw over a military aircraft crash on June 7.

Myanmar’s second union peace conference reached agreement for most points of five major sectors in its second working session on May 25.

Myanmar State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi vowed to continue building up a federal union with eternal peace as she made a TV speech to the nation on March 30 evening.

Myanmar and Cambodia have pledged to put forth cooperation across education and tourism sectors, according to Myanmar News Agency.