Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh's attendance at the 42nd Asean Summit and related activities from May 9-11 in Labuan Bajo, Indonesia, affirmed that Vietnam has made positive, proactive, and responsible contributions to strengthening Asean solidarity and effectively responding to challenges, an Indonesian scholar has said.
MANILA (Reuters) : The decisive victory of Ferdinand Marcos Jr in the Philippines' presidential election on Monday (May 9) is set to re-shape the South-East Asian country's relations with China and the United States as he seeks closer ties with Beijing.