Since its accession to ASEAN in 1995, Vietnam has been an active participant in its integration activities, contributing to collective efforts to build the ASEAN Community. Notably, as ASEAN Chair in 2010, Vietnam pressed several initiatives, seeking to coordinate and advance the objectives of ASCC, among other goals. In the view of Vietnamese Communist Party, the success of building ASEAN Community -including the ASCC pillar - is a national priority. The country claims that Vietnam as being a member in ASEAN Community, and has been doing its best to contribute in a proactive manner to the construction of the ASEAN Community. That notwithstanding, economic difficulties and limited domestic resources mean participation in the ASCC and sectoral cooperation within the ASCC including labour and social cooperation, presents many challenges for Vietnam.