With the arrival of 22,000 tonnes, a total of 52,000 tonnes of atap rice have already been imported from Myanmar and another consignment of 30,000 tonnes of atap rice will come by the end of this month. The rest of the consignment of atap is scheduled to arrive in the middle of February this year.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on January 22 emphasised that Vietnam is always closely monitoring the situation in Myanmar and hopes for a prompt return to stability there, for the benefit of the local people as well as for regional and global peace and stability.

Vietnam will play Myanmar in a friendly match on March 20 as part of their warm up ahead of their 2027 Asian Cup qualification.

Experts warn that China's strategy, focused on the Myanmar military, is failing to protect its own citizens while enabling criminal networks to thrive

Police in Lai Chau Province, northern Vietnam on Friday announced the arrest of Lo Thi Kem, a 38-year-old woman from Than Uyen District, for trafficking women and minors under 16.

Vietnam is closely monitoring the situation in Myanmar and hopes for a prompt return to stability there, for the benefit of the local people and for regional and global peace and stability, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said.

Southeast Asian foreign ministers are gathering for their first meeting this year under the regional bloc’s new chair, Malaysia, seeking a breakthrough over Myanmar’s drawn-out civil war and territorial disputes in the South China Sea.

Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh announced Vietnam's readiness to mediate peace talks in Myanmar during his meeting with United Nations Special Envoy on Myanmar Julie Bishop in Davos, Switzerland on Wednesday.

Officials from China, Myanmar, Thailand reached a consensus on eradicating telecommunication fraud centers in Myanmar during a meeting on Tuesday, said China's national broadcaster.

ASEAN's fifth envoy to Myanmar, Tan Sri Othman Hashim, appointed during the bloc's meeting of foreign ministers.

At the same meeting, authorities from Myanmar, China, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam agreed to arrest leaders of criminal syndicates, dismantle telecom fraud centres, and "make every effort" to coordinate the rescue of those trapped there ...

Thai media have reported on some promising developments for migrants, such as cabinet approval in October of a plan to grant citizenship to nearly half a million people, including long-term migrants and children born in Thailand, and new visas for digital, medical and cultural pursuits.