Jakarta, Aug. 12 -- Ambassador Ton Thi Ngoc Huong, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to ASEAN and Chair of the Initiative for ASEAN Integration (IAI) task force, on August 11 presided over a symposium and photo exhibition celebrating the 25th anniversary of the IAI, an important milestone in the journey to narrow development gaps across the region. The IAI supports new members in fully integrating into the ASEAN Community, including Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam (CLMV), and Timor-Leste, which was recognised as a beneficiary last year. The images on display at the exhibition retraced key milestones since the IAI was launched at the 4th ASEAN Informal Summit in 2000. The IAI features a total of 862 projects worth over 170 million USD. ...