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Vietnam underscored the importance of dialogue and the search for long-term peace solutions for Kosovo during an UN Security Council meeting of the UN Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo on October 15.

A seminar on Russia and ASEAN in Asia-Pacific: dynamics of cooperation, regional processes and global context was held in Moscow on October 15 to mark the occasion of the 25th anniversary of Russia-ASEAN dialogue relations.

The 13th summit of the Asia-Europe Meeting will be held on November 25-26 via videoconference under the chair of Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen, according to local media.

Vietnam has underlined the significance of the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei’s continuous presence in Abyei to maintain stability in the area and support the Joint Border Verification and Monitoring Mechanism.

The Vietnamese diplomat affirmed the Association of Southeast Asian Nations endeavours to fully implement the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea and soon conclude negotiations on an effective Code of Conduct.

Within the region, Vietnam ranks high on economic performance, fuelled by a powerful gain of manufacturing and export capability.

Laos’s National Taskforce Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control has urged high-risk groups to go to health facilities to be vaccinated in the context COVID-19 infections in recent days.

The Lao Health Ministry on October 9 reported 425 new COVID-19 cases and two deaths in the past 24 hours, bringing the total respective figures to 28,032 and 26.

The 8th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Minerals, which took place in form of teleconference, concluded on October 8, issuing a joint statement on the ASEAN Minerals Cooperation Action Plan.

Indonesia's Coordinating Minister of Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto said the quarantine period for foreign tourists is expected to be reduced from 8 days to 5 days.

More than 40 temples in Ayutthaya city in Thailand have been affected by recent floods caused by tropical storm Dianmu.

The Malaysian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has called in Ambassador of China Ouyang Yujing to convey Malaysia’s position and protest against the presence and activities of Chinese vessels in its waters.