Singapore, July 25 -- Over the past three decades, Vietnam has made tremendous strides and undergone a major transformation in its role within the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), said Hoang Thi Ha, Senior Fellow and Co-coordinator of the Regional Strategic and Political Studies Programme at the ISEAS - Yusof Ishak Institute (Singapore). In an interview with the Vietnam News Agency ahead of the 30th anniversary of Vietnam's official accession to the bloc (July 28, 1995-2025), the scholar reviewed Vietnam's major contributions so far. She noted that a peaceful, stable, and fast-developing Vietnam with deep and effective international integration has helped strengthen ASEAN's overall capacity, intra-bloc connectivity, and glo...