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The Thai government is planning to spend 100 billion baht to develop a 240km canal running from Chai Nat province to the Gulf of Thailand to prevent flooding in the country’s central region.

The ASEAN Secretariat and Infrastructure Asia of the Singapore government held a webinar on Digital Connectivity on August 13 as part of the ASEAN Infrastructure Discussion Series.

The Business Times on August 11 posted a story describing the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement as a significant economic milestone for Vietnam.

Thailand’s Office of the Basic Education Commission August 11 sent a letter to all educational institutes nationwide, telling them they could resume teaching classes as normal from August 13.

ASEAN’s prominent achievements in recent times have helped promote intra-bloc solidarity, and comprehensive cohesion and cooperation in all fields, contributing to maintaining stability, peace and development in the region.

The Republic of Korea said on August 10 that it has completed negotiations with Vietnam to export paprika, a type of bell pepper, to the Southeast Asian country.

A panel under Thailand’s Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration on August 7 approved proposals for a return to normalcy in the country by allowing schools, sports stadiums, public transport and meals on flights.

Thailand's economic growth is likely to fall 7.8 percent, the biggest projected drop in the region, due to the impacts of COVID-19 on the tourism and service sectors.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh delivered a speech while chairing an ASEAN flag hoisting ceremony marking the 53rd founding anniversary of the association in Hanoi on August 7.

The Japanese Government plans to promote a platform to member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations for digitalizing all trade-related documents.

A Vietnamese citizen was injured in the two explosions in Lebanon’s Beirut capital on August 4, Vietnamese Ambassador to Egypt and Lebanon Tran Thanh Cong confirmed.

The 53-year history of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations has proved that a united grouping with close linkages and combined national and regional interests will be able to maintain its central role.