Kuala Lumpur, May 27 -- Vietnamese Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien has laid stress on the need to advance deeper regional economic integration to ensure ASEAN's sustainable growth. Attending the 25th ASEAN Economic Community Council (AECC) Meeting held on May 25 in the framework of the 46th ASEAN Summit and Related Summits, the official said that ASEAN should maintain commitments within the bloc's agreements while strengthening relations with partners like China and the US. Dien called for greater efforts to bring into full play the 18 priority economic cooperation initiatives in 2025, and continue exploring new collaboration opportunities with emerging partners, including the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).

He commended ...