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Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha will officially announce Thailand's new pledge to achieve carbon neutrality by 2065 when he attends the 26th UN Climate Change Conference in the United Kingdom next week.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on October 27 pledged to intensify cooperation with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in realising a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on October 26 voiced willingness to bolster cooperation with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations during the 24th ASEAN-China Summit held virtually.

The 38th and 39th Summits of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and related meetings opened on October 26 under the chairmanship of Brunei – the country holding ASEAN chair in 2021.

A weaker baht is predicted to increase Thailand’s rice exports in the rest of 2021 by making Thai rice more competitive and prompting higher global demand.

Brunei will host the 38th and 39th ASEAN Summits and Related Summits virtually via 11 video conferences on October 26-28 amid concerns over the unsettled COVID-19 situation across the region.

The fourth meeting of the Japan-Philippines Maritime Dialogue was held on October 22, in a teleconference format.

A Vietnamese diplomat highlighted the role of women in peacekeeping and peacebuilding and underscored the need to enhance the participation of women in all political, social and economic aspects.

While the COVID-19 Task Force of Indonesia is preparing strategies to prevent a spike in COVID-19 cases during the year-end holidays.

Vietnam welcomes the US Government’s strong commitment and practical actions to strengthen its cooperation with and support for Mekong countries, notably the donation of millions of doses of vaccines.

The Cambodian government decided to shorten the quarantine period from October 18. However, the absence of regular commercial flights to Cambodia from the main tourist hubs.

The Indonesian government is strengthening strategies to prevent the risk of a third wave of COVID-19 by the end of 2021 - when people's travel increases during the Christmas - New Year holiday.