Jakarta, Aug. 31 -- Vietnam's remarkable economic growth has become a source of inspiration for other member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), said Lamijo, a Southeast Asia researcher at Indonesia's National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN).

Speaking to the Vietnam News Agency (VNA)'s resident reporter in Jakarta ahead of the 80th anniversary of Vietnam's National Day (September 2), Lamijo, who used to live in and visit Vietnam many times, said Vietnam's success has evoked confidence that with strategic vision, political stability and a strong commitment to reform, ASEAN nations can narrow development gaps and rise more competitively on the global stage.

Impressed by Vietnam's socio-economic progress, pa...