HANOI, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- An international conference on the Indian Ocean will be held in Vietnam's capital Hanoi on Aug. 27-28 with the participation of delegates from 43 countries including China, India, Singapore, Australia and Vietnam, its organizers said on Tuesday.

Themed "Building Regional Architecture", the event christened "Indian Ocean Conference 2018" will gather scholars, diplomats and policy makers to discuss regional issues focusing on trade, security and governance.

The two previous editions of the event were hosted in 2016 and 2017 in Singapore and Sri Lanka respectively.