Singapore, May 31 -- After three days of discussions with six plenary sessions and three special ones, the 23rd Shangri-La Dialogue, Asia's leading security forum, concluded in Singapore on May 31 amid a world continuing to face many unpredictable changes, from strategic competition between major powers and protracted conflicts to non-traditional security challenges. One of the highlights grabbing observers' special attention was the first-time participation and keynote address by General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President of Vietnam To Lam. Many scholars, diplomats, and international experts perceived that the presence of the Party and State leader not only reflects Vietnam's growing position on t...