Kuala Lumpur, June 2 -- General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President of Vietnam To Lam's visits to Thailand, Singapore and the Philippines demonstrate Vietnam's increasingly active leadership and coordinating role within the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), according to Malaysian strategic security analyst Collins Chong Yew Keat. Speaking to Vietnam News Agency correspondents in Kuala Lumpur on June 1, the analyst said the official visit to Thailand coincided with the 50th anniversary of diplomatic ties and followed the elevation of bilateral relations to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in 2025. As two of ASEAN's major economies, the trip is believed to have generated tangible mo...