Việt Nam News

At the meeting held ahead of the 37th ASEAN Summit slated for November 12-15, the ministers expressed pleasure at the new developments of the APSC despite a range of difficulties, as well as the adverse impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Major General Tô Ân Xô, deputy head of the standing board of the Sub-committee for Security and Health under the Việt Nam’s National ASEAN 2020 Committee, talks to Vietnam News Agency about preparations for the 37th ASEAN Summit.

Minister of Information and Communications Nguyễn Mạnh Hùng said the Government is considering a proposal for a Code of Conduct for cyberspace in Việt Nam and will issue the code by the end of this year.

As negotiations for the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) have been completed, member countries of the agreement are finalising procedures to prepare for the expected signing on November 15 during the 37th ASEAN Summit this week, said Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyễn Quốc Dũng.

The ASEAN Women CEOs Summit was held in Hà Nội today with the theme “Making changes for a stronger and more responsive women entrepreneur community”.

The ASEAN Senior Officials’ Preparatory Meeting is being held today via video conference.

The ASEAN People’s Forum (APF) 2020 concluded on Saturday after three days of sitting with two plenary sessions and 24 workshops covering 11 different topics.

UAE President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan sent a cable of condolences to Nguyễn Phú Trọng of the Socialist Republic of Việt Nam on victims of the recent floods in central Việt Nam that has resulted in serious economic damages and loss of human lives.

The Politburo on Sunday announced its decision to issue a warning against Nguyễn Văn Bình, the former Governor of the State Bank of Việt Nam, for a range of offences that resulted in serious losses.

South Korea officially inaugurated its Consulate General in Đà Nẵng on Friday (November 6), aiming to boost tourism and investment between S Korea and central Việt Nam in the coming years.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has required newly-appointed Ambassadors and heads of Vietnamese representative offices abroad to work to deepen cooperative ties with foreign countries and territories.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has suggested Việt Nam and Thailand boost bilateral trade turnover to reach the target of US$20 billion a year.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc on Thursday expressed his belief that the 37th ASEAN Summit and related meetings would be a success thanks to the close co-ordination of ministries and agencies.

Việt Nam and Australia signed an action plan to implement the Strategic Partnership between the two countries for 2020-23.

The 37th ASEAN Summit will take place November 12-15 in Hà Nội chaired by Việt Nam in the format of a videoconference, the Vietnamese foreign ministry announced Thursday.

International co-operation at sea, manifested by the co-ordination of actions of countries at bilateral, regional and global levels, is indispensable to protect this essential living source and helps harmonise maritime activities and address trans-boundary challenges, according to a senior official.

Deputy spokesperson for Vietnamese foreign ministry Dương Hoài Nam made the remark on Thursday in a response to the question on the possible impacts of the still-pending US presidential election between the incumbent Donald Trump and candidate Joe Biden to bilateral ties during a press briefing in Hà Nội.

Chief Justice of the Supreme People’s Court of Việt Nam Nguyễn Hoà Bình said that since officially becoming an entity of ASEAN connectivity, the Council of ASEAN Chief Justices has made unceasing efforts to perfect its structure, increase activities, and boost interaction with other entities and organisations inside and outside of the region