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Myanmar plans to push ahead with a November general election despite calls from opposition parties to postpone it because of a surge in COVID-19 cases, officials said.

As many as 22 provinces of Thailand have been severely affected by flash floods triggered by tropical Storm Noul, a senior government official has said.

Malaysia’s domestic tourism continued to record better performance last year, recording a double-digit growth of 12 percent to 92.6 billion RM (22.4 billion USD), according to Bernama news agency.

New Zealand highly evaluated Vietnam’s role as Chair of ASEAN 2020, especially amid the challenging and unusual circumstances.

Indonesian Minister for National Development Planning Suharso Monoarfa and European Union Ambassador to Indonesia and Brunei Vincent Piket launched the publication EU-Indonesia Cooperation 2020.

Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, head of the Vietnamese mission to the UN, highly valued encouraging developments in South Sudan since the formation of the Transitional Government this year.

Representatives of ASEAN member countries and UN officials reviewed the implementation of projects and cooperation activities within the ASEAN-UN Plan of Action for 2016-2020, during their annual meeting on September 15.

Russia appreciates the efforts made by Vietnam as the Chair of ASEAN in 2020 and other ASEAN-led mechanisms, according to Russian Ambassador to ASEAN Alexander Ivanov.

As a non-claimant state, Cambodia aligns itself with the common aspiration that the East Sea remains a sea of peace, stability and prosperity.

Vietnam hailed the World Health Organisation’s initiative to set up the Facilitation Council of the Access to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator as it will help step up the development and equitable distribution of vaccines

The recovery prospects look brightest for Vietnam and the country is expected to be the only Southeast Asiaeconomy to record positive growth this year.

The 10th East Asia Summit Foreign Ministers’ Meeting was held online on September 9 within the framework of the ongoing 53rd ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and related meetings hosted by Vietnam.