07:43 | 18/10/2020
Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, head of the Vietnamese mission at the United Nations, affirmed Vietnam attaches great importance to the universal goal of decolonisation and the exercise of the legitimate right to self-determination of peoples under colonial and alien dominance.
12:14 | 16/10/2020
Speaking at the ministry’s regular press conference on October 15, spokeswoman Le Thi Thu Hang said Vietnam is readying organization plans to ensure the security and effectiveness of the 37th ASEAN summit.
08:29 | 15/10/2020
Vietnam took part in "Korea-ASEAN and India Business Week 2020" kicked off on October 13 at the Coex Convention and Exhibition Center in Seoul.
07:46 | 08/10/2020
ASEAN member countries on October 7 pledged to coordinate with China in order to soon complete negotiations for a result-oriented Code of Conduct in the South China Sea (known as Bien Dong Sea in Vietnam).
07:37 | 07/10/2020
Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, head of the Vietnamese Permanent Mission to the UN, highlighted on behalf of ASEAN member states at an October 5 UN debate on the importance of international cooperation and solidarity in response to COVID-19.
08:05 | 25/09/2020
Delegates exchanged views on complex global and regional developments, such as the unfolding COVID-19 pandemic and increasing big power rivalry.
08:20 | 13/09/2020
ASEAN granted the status of development partnership to France and Italy, and admitted Columbia and Cuba to the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia.
09:18 | 12/09/2020
Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo said the US has long been a friend to ASEAN countries, stressing the US stands with ASEAN partners in combating COVID-19 and enabling regional economic recovery.
13:38 | 10/09/2020
US Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo praised Vietnam - ASEAN Chair - for its work convening ASEAN Foreign Ministers during “these unprecedented times."
06:37 | 10/09/2020
Deputy Prime Minister, Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh frankly expressed concerns over recent complex developments and serious incidents in Bien Dong Sea, which have gone contrary to international law and the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), violated the legitimate rights and interests of littoral countries, intensified tensions, and undermined peace and security in the regional water.
07:14 | 19/08/2020
Vietnam has played an active role as the Chairman ASEAN 2020, especially in leading the regional bloc in carrying out the ASEAN’s initiatives and priorities amid the COVID-19 pandemic
07:14 | 18/08/2020
National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan attended an online summit of the world’s NA female heads held on August 17 under the theme of women’s leadership at NAs in the time of COVID-19 and post-pandemic recovery.
06:55 | 12/08/2020
As ASEAN Chair 2020, Vietnam lauded Canada’s support to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in the fight against COVID-19 at the virtual 17th ASEAN-Canada Dialogue on August 11.
07:21 | 10/08/2020
Learning of the August 4 explosion in Beirut, the Foreign Ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on August 9 issued a statement on the incident, at a proposal of Vietnam.
06:35 | 09/08/2020
For the first time ASEAN Foreign Ministers on August 8 issued a statement on the importance of maintaining peace and stability in Southeast Asia. Following is the full text of the statement:
06:34 | 09/08/2020
Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has delivered a message on the occasion of the 53rd founding anniversary of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the 25th anniversary of Vietnam’s admission to the bloc. Following is a translation of the message.
13:39 | 08/08/2020
Vietnamese Ambassador to South Africa Hoang Van Loi, who is also Chair of the ASEAN Pretoria Committee (APC), has written an article on the occasion of the 53rd founding anniversary of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). Following is the full text of the article which was published on August 7 by Pretoria News in both print and online versions.
14:10 | 06/08/2020
On August 5, the ASEAN+3 Finance and Central Bank Deputies’ Meeting (AFCDM+3) was organized in Hanoi at the International Conference Center.
07:27 | 05/08/2020
South-East Asia's factory output slumped in July for a fifth consecutive month, according to the IHS Markit Purchasing Managers' Index published on Tuesday.
12:45 | 03/08/2020
As Vietnam witnesses total import-export turnover with ASEAN last year reaching USD 57.3 billion, representing a year-on-year rise of 1.1%, ASEAN has developed into Vietnam’s fourth largest export region, only behind the United States, the EU, and China.
