Jakarta, July 27 -- With a serious commitment, contributions and a high sense of responsibility in fulfilling its obligations, Vietnam is working closely with other member states to turn the ASEAN Community Vision 2045's strategic plans into concrete cooperation, Ambassador Ton Thi Ngoc Huong, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to ASEAN, told the Vietnam News Agency.

This roadmap carries both new opportunities and challenges, she said in an interview with Vietnam News Agency correspondents in Jakarta on the occasion of Vietnam's 31st anniversary of joining ASEAN (July 28) and the bloc's first year of implementing the ASEAN Community Vision 2045.

Ambassador Huong said Vietnamese ministries and agencies are coming up with plans under the...