A check point in Naypyidaw, Myanmar (Photo: AFP/VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – A majority of regional and statechief ministers in Myanmar were released on February 2 after the military'sone-day detention, Xinhua reported.
The military detained government leaders, regional and statechief ministers, and central executive members of the ruling National Leaguefor Democracy after it staged a coup a day earlier.
There may be a reshuffle among chief ministers by appointingqualified ones, a senior military official said.
The President's Office declared the state of emergency forone year and the state power was handed over to Myanmar's Armed Forces Commander-in-ChiefMin Aung Hlaing after the government leaders were detained.
The Associate Press (AP) news agency, meanwhile, reportedthat hundreds of members of the Parliament of Myanmar remained confined inside theirgovernment housing in the capital city of Nay Pyi Taw.
It quoted of an anonymous lawmaker as saying that he andabout 400 other parliament members were able to speak with one another insidethe compound and communicate with their constituencies by phone, but were notallowed to leave the housing complex.
The legislator said police were inside the complex andsoldiers were outside it.
Local media said that all banks in Myanmar are still open,following rumors spreading on social media about the closure of banks andsuspension of services due to disconnection of internet and phonecommunications on February 1 morning.
Currently, internet services have been reactivated andbanking services are running regularly, a military announcement said./.
Myanmar's leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other senior figures from the ruling National League for Democracy (NLD) have been detained in a military raid on early February 1, according to foreign media.
The Myanmar military said on February 1 that it will rerun the general elections after a one-year state of emergency declared earlier in the day, reported Xinhua News Agency.
As neighbours in the region and both are members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Vietnam has kept a close watch on the ongoing situation in Myanmar, Spokeswoman of the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang has said.
Many countries issued statements hoping Myanmar soon stabilise its situations on February 1, after the country’s military detained senior politicians including State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and President U Win Myint.
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The Ministry of Commerce reported that imports also rose 18% to 29.9 billion USD during the same period, resulting in a trade surplus of 1.1 billion USD. In May alone, Thailand posted a 4.6 billion USD trade surplus with the US and a 4.1 billion USD trade deficit with China.
The World Bank will provide a 2.1 billion USD financing package for Indonesia, focusing oncreating jobs, stimulating economic growth, and enhancing access to clean energy across the country.
A check point in Naypyidaw, Myanmar (Photo: AFP/VNA) 
