Tran Cam Tu, Politburo member and Permanent Member of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee’s Secretariat, on October 24 presided over a meeting of the sub-committee for the organisation of the 14th National Party Congress to review preparations for the political event.

Vietnam has been a key economic engine, major power connector, and steadfast advocate for dialogue and diplomacy within the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), according to foreign affairs, security and strategy analyst Collins Chong Yew Keat at the University of Malaya.