ASEAN Chairmanship 2020: For a cohesive and responsive ASEAN

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.

CLMV senior economic officials meet in Hà Nội

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).

NA talks judicial expertise, court mediation

The majority of National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee members agreed with the need to amend the Law on Judicial Expertise to address shortcomings at a meeting in Hà Nội on Thursday.

ASEAN members and partners discuss defence co-operation

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.

Deputy PM meets officials from countries at UNSC open debate

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister (FM) Phạm Bình Minh had meetings with countries’ leaders and foreign ministers that took part in a ministerial-level open debate held by the UN Security Council (UNSC) in New York on January 9.

Mass mobilisation contributes to socio-economic development

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has lauded achievement in Government mass mobilisation work in 2019, which contributed to safeguarding legal rights and interests, building trust and consensus among the public and spurring socio-economic development.

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