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Ambassador Vu Ho, head of SOM ASEAN Vietnam, attended the ASEAN Senior Officials’ Meeting in Jakarta, Indonesia on September 3 to review preparations for the 43rd ASEAN Summit and related meetings.

Activities and meetings have taken place to mark the 78th National Day of Vietnam (September 2) in Cuba, the Republic of Korea (RoK), Switzerland, and Australia.

Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn has endorsed the cabinet of Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin, a royal gazette said on September 2.

Malaysia will allocate 2 billion ringgit (430 million USD) to a National Energy Transition Facility to enable catalytic blended finance, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim announced on August 29.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) recently released a report stating, that skyrocketing food and fuel prices and the COVID-19 pandemic pushed nearly 70 million people in developing Asia into extreme poverty last year.

The Philippines’ rescue force on August 27 said that hundreds of people were forced to leave their homes as floods

Electricite du Laos (EDL) has announced that it will no longer supply electricity to cryptocurrency mining operations in Laos, local media reported.

Electricite du Laos (EDL) has announced that it will no longer supply electricity to cryptocurrency mining operations in Laos, local media reported.

Myanmar is planning to temporarily restrict rice exports for about 45 days from the end of August as rice prices in the country is rising.

The ASEAN Finance and Health Ministerial Meeting (AFHMM) took place in Jakarta, Indonesia on August 24, aiming to discuss effective measures to deal with future pandemics.

The ASEAN Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting (AFMGM) and related meetings

Vietnam attended the consultations between ASEAN Economic Ministers (AEM) and the EU, Canada