From global to local, 2020 is Vietnam’s signature year when it can stamp its distinct vision and capabilities on the emerging landscape of foreign affairs.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc and Secretary General of the Japanese Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Nikai Toshihiro agreed to step up high level and people-to-people exchange activities as well as strengthen collaboration in investment, trade, labour and tourism.

Advancing ASEAN’s contribution to maintaining regional peace, security and stability has been identified as one of five key priorities for Việt Nam’s ASEAN Chairmanship 2020, wrote Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Phạm Bình Minh in an article recently distributed by the Ministry of Foreign. Below is a translation of the article.

Senior economic officials from Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Việt Nam (CLMV) gathered in Hà Nội on Sunday for their 18th meeting hosted by the Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).

Politburo member and standing member of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat Trần Quốc Vượng made the statement at a conference of the Party inspection sector on Thursday.

Deputies from 10 ASEAN member countries, Australia, China, India, Japan, New Zealand, South Korea, the US and Russia began discussions and shared views on defence co-operation in the region at the opening ceremony of the ASEAN Defence Senior Officials’ Meeting Plus (ADSOM-Plus) Working Group in the central city yesterday.