VGP News | ASEAN Chairmanship 2020

Vietnamese, Lao Prime Ministers hold phone talks 22:36 | 10/11/2020

VGP – Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc held phone talks with his Lao counterpart Thongloun Sisoulith on November 10 to discuss bilateral ties and regional cooperation ahead of the 37th ASEAN Summit.

ASEAN seeks ways to secure growth, resilience in post-Coronavirus world 22:20 | 10/11/2020

VGP – A high-level conference was jointly held by the State Bank of Viet Nam and the International Monetary Fund on Tuesday to seek policy recommendations to secure ASEAN’s growth and resilience in post-Coronavirus world.

Colombia, Cuba, South Africa join Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia 20:19 | 10/11/2020

VGP - Colombia, Cuba and South Africa became the latest countries to join the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia (TAC), bringing the total number of signatories to 43 so far.

ASEAN Foreign Ministers reiterate bloc's resolve to resume COC talks 16:49 | 10/11/2020

VGP – ASEAN foreign ministers (FMs) reiterated the bloc’s resolve to resume negotiations on the Code of Conduct in the East Sea (COC) with China, during the 22nd ASEAN Political-Security Community (APSC) Council Meeting on November 10.

ASEAN foreign and economic ministers convene meetings 11:15 | 10/11/2020

VGP – On the morning of November 10, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh chaired the virtual ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting to discuss preparations for the upcoming 37th ASEAN Summit and related meetings.

Top leader to address opening ceremony of 37th ASEAN Summit 20:10 | 09/11/2020

VGP – Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong will deliver welcome remarks at the opening ceremony of the 37th ASEAN Summit on November 12, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced Monday.

ASEAN Senior Officials’ Preparatory Meeting held online 16:32 | 09/11/2020

VGP – Deputy Foreign Minister and Head of the SOM ASEAN of Viet Nam Nguyen Quoc Dung chaired the ASEAN Senior Officials’ Preparatory Meeting on November 9 in virtual format.

ASEAN FMs issue Statement on floods and landslides in Southeast Asian countries 20:26 | 27/10/2020

VGP - ASEAN Foreign Ministers on Tuesday issued a Statement on floods and landslides in Southeast Asian country.

The ASEAN Post: VN- ASEAN’s New De Facto Leader? 13:26 | 21/10/2020

VGP – Viet Nam has been making great strides in projecting itself as an effective leader, particularly with its proactive governance in handling the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change policy, and for its political stability.

Indian woman tests positive for COVID-19 in VN 18:35 | 20/10/2020