Jakarta, July 21 -- Over the past three decades as a member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Vietnam has not only contributed significantly to fostering intra-bloc solidarity and building a stronger ASEAN Community but has also elevated its international stature.

The view was shared by Indonesian experts during interviews with the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) in Jakarta on the occasion of the country's ASEAN membership anniversary (July 28, 1995 - 2025). According to Dinna Prapto Raharja, a researcher at Indonesia's Synergy Policies, Vietnam's accession to the bloc was a pivotal moment that reinforced the geopolitical landscape of Southeast Asian countries. She said that ASEAN has since gained a more reliable regional ...