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* Indonesia is estimated to maintain a healthy growth rate in 2019 and 2020 on the back of continuing strong domestic consumption, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said in its 2019 Asian Development Outlook (ADO) released on Wednesday. * Philippine economic growth in this and the next year will be slightly lower than earlier forecast on the back of a slowdown in the global economy and domestic investment, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said in its updated report launched on Wednesday. * At the meeting on Wednesday with Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar on the sidelines of the General Debate of the 74th session of the UN General Assembly, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said that strengthened communication with India benefits the two countries as well as the world at large. * US President Donald Trump met with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky in New York on Wednesday, a day after US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's announcement of … [Read more...] about World News in Brief: September 26

* Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Friday defended multilateralism at the UN General Assembly, saying a multilateral approach is not an option but a necessity in today's interconnected world. * Chinese tourists will make nearly 800 million domestic trips and another 7.5 million overseas during the upcoming week-long National Day holiday, said a report released Friday. * The 86th Mekong River joint patrol led by China, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand concluded Friday, as three Chinese and two Laotian law enforcement boats anchored at Guanlei Port, Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture in southwest China's Yunnan Province. * China has initiated relevant domestic legal procedures for its accession to the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT). The announcement, which sends out a positive signal of China's readiness to become a State Party to the ATT, was made by Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi at the United Nations General Assembly on September 27. * The Republic of Korea … [Read more...] about World News in Brief: September 28

1. The Prime Ministers of Viet Nam and Australia, on the occasion of Prime Minister Morrison's first official visit to Viet Nam from 22 to 24 August 2019, reiterated their mutual commitment to a strong and ambitious bilateral relationship during their talks. 2. The Prime Ministers emphasised that Viet Nam and Australia are strategic partners, with a shared neighbourhood and common outlook. They recognised each other’s increasing importance, both bilaterally and as partners in the Indo-Pacific as well as in the international community. 3. The Prime Ministers acknowledged that the partnership is founded on a basis of mutual respect, mutual trust, converging interests and deepening links. They agreed to increase the depth and breadth of engagement between the two countries in advance of the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations in 2023. To this end, they agreed that Viet Nam and Australia’s Plan of Action for the Strategic Partnership for the period of 2020-2023 will … [Read more...] about VN-Australia Joint Statement on occasion of PM Morrison’s visit

1. We, the Foreign Ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), met on 31 July 2019 at the 52nd ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM) in Bangkok. We underlined the need to further strengthen cooperation and advance our partnership to ensure sustainability in all dimensions for ASEAN amidst the rapid changes in Southeast Asia and beyond.   ASEAN COMMUNITY-BUILDING 2. We reaffirmed our commitment to the full and effective implementation of the ASEAN Community Vision 2025 and the ASEAN Leaders’ Vision Statement on Partnership for Sustainability. We reaffirmed the importance of maintaining ASEAN centrality and unity in our community-building efforts, engagement with external partners and regional architecture. We commended the ongoing work of all ASEAN Sectoral Bodies and Organs for progress in the implementation of the ASEAN Political-Security Community (APSC), ASEAN Economic Community (AEC), and ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC) … [Read more...] about Joint Communique of 52nd ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting

15:38 | 18/04/2019 VGP - Viet Nam and Romania issued Joint Statement on the occasion of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc's official visit to Romania from April 14-16 at the invitation of Prime Minister Viorica Dăncilă 1. At the invitation of H.E Mr.  Viorica Dăncilă, Prime Minister of the Republic of Romania, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc paid an official visit to Romania from April 14-16, 2019. During his visit, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc held bilateral talks with Prime Minister Viorica Dăncilă, and had bilateral meetings with Romanian President Klaus Iohannis, President of the Romanian Chamber of Deputies Liviu Dragnea, and  President of the Romanian Senate Călin Popescu Tăriceanu. He also met with representatives of Vietnamese people in Romania. 2. At the talks, Prime MinisterNguyen Xuan Phuc and Prime Minister Viorica Dăncilă briefed each other about recent political and socio-economic situations in each … [Read more...] about Full Viet Nam-Romania Joint Statement