Việt Nam News

The Republic of Korea (RoK) will provide US$10 million for developing countries in the disease fight to ensure that residents of the Mekong countries can access the vaccine, RoK’s President Moon Jae-in said at the second Mekong-RoK Summit on Friday.

ASEAN and Indian leaders reaffirmed their commitment to developing bilateral ties in the 21st century during the 17th ASEAN-India Summit held on Thursday chaired by Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc.

The Republic of Korea’s President Moon Jae-in has announced the “New Southern Policy Plus” initiative to enhance the country’s regional diplomacy at the Korea-ASEAN Summit, held via satellite link.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc chaired the 23rd ASEAN-China Summit held online on Thursday afternoon with the participation of ASEAN leaders, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, and the bloc’s Secretary-General Lim Jock Hoi.

Thai Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai spoke to the Vietnam News Agency on the occasion of the 37th ASEAN Summit in Hà Nội

Việt Nam has completed an updated Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) with plans to reduce total greenhouse gas emissions 9 per cent by 2030 in an attempt to respond to climate change.

Việt Nam will donate healthcare equipment worth US$5 million to the regional medical supply reserve and contribute $100,000 to the ASEAN’s COVID-19 Response Fund, Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc announced on Thursday at the 37th ASEAN Summit.

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga attended the ASEAN Summit for the first time on Thursday and reiterated Japan’s intention to work hand in hand with ASEAN member states to realise a free, open and prosperous Indo-Pacific.

ASEAN leaders approved the ASEAN Comprehensive Recovery Framework and its implementation plan on Thursday at the plenary session of the 37th ASEAN Summit in Hà Nội.

The 37th ASEAN Summit and related summits officially kicked off on Thursday morning in the form of teleconference, focusing discussions on responding to COVID-19 and economic recovery in the post-pandemic period.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc on Wednesday inspected preparations for the 37th ASEAN Summit which will be held as a video conference on November 12.

Nguyễn Quốc Dũng, Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and head of Việt Nam's ASEAN Senior Officials' Meeting, speaks to media about the contributions of Việt Nam, as ASEAN Chair 2020, to regional efforts to build the ASEAN Community and cope with the COVID-19 pandemic

Việt Nam is proud to be a responsible and active member of the association with significant contributions to developing ASEAN.

On the threshold of the ASEAN Summit and ASEAN-RoK Summit held within the 37th ASEAN Summit, Vietnam News Agency correspondents in Seoul interviewed ASEAN Korea Centre (AKC) Secretary-General Lee Hyuk about the prospects of ASEAN-ROK ties in the future and the role of Việt Nam in its chairmanship year

In a recent interview with a Vietnam News Agency correspondent in Singapore, Choi Shing Kwok, director of the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute and head of ASEAN Studies Centre at the institute, shared his views of the 37th ASEAN Summit and Việt Nam’s role as ASEAN chair in 2020

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc yesterday said he hoped in the next five years, a billion trees would be planted in Việt Nam.

Colombia, Cuba and South Africa have joined the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia (TAC) during the 37th ASEAN Summit and related meetings in Hà Nội.

On the threshold of the 37th ASEAN Summit and related meetings which Việt Nam is hosting from November 12 and 15, Vietnam News Agency correspondent in Jakarta, Indonesia spoke to Veeramalla Anjaiah, a Jakarta-based senior journalist and the author of the book “Azerbaijan Seen from Indonesia"