The Meeting of Governors and Mayors of ASEAN Capitals (MGMAC) and the ASEAN Mayors Forum (AMF) officially opened in Vientiane, Laos, on September 18.

A delegation of Hanoi led by Tran Sy Thanh, member of the Party Central Committee, Chairman of the Hanoi People's Committee, has separate meetings with leaders of Vientiane capital, Laos.

Confidence building among countries plays an important role in achieving peace and prosperity in the Asia-Pacific region, said Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam Hiroshi Fukada.

The 14th Meeting of the High-Level Task Force on the ASEAN Economic Integration Working Group (HLTF-EIWG) commenced in Kuala Lumpur on August 20 to discuss the ASEAN Post-2015 Economic Vision by 2025.