Hanoi, Nov. 12 -- Through bilateral cooperation and coordination within the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA), Vietnam and the Philippines are contributing not only to stronger ties between their legislative bodies but also to the development of an increasingly proactive, substantive and effective form of ASEAN parliamentary diplomacy, more closely integrated with the process of building the ASEAN Community, said Vietnamese Ambassador to the Philippines Lai Thai Binh. Speaking to the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) ahead of National Assembly President Tran Thanh Man's trip to the Philippines for attendance at the 47th AIPA General Assembly in Manila from November 17 - 18, Binh described cooperation between the Vietnamese National Assemb...