Việt Nam News

The important role of young parliamentarians in conveying desires and ideas of young voters in contributing to AIPA and its member parliaments was highlighted at their first ever unofficial meeting held today within the framework of the virtual 41st AIPA General Assembly (AIPA-41).

The member countries of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) need to work together and give priority to developing COVID-19 vaccines and ensuring people’s right to access the vaccines in response to the adverse impacts of the pandemic, said vice chairwoman of the Vietnamese National Assembly Tòng Thị Phóng.

A draft resolution titled 'The role of women parliamentarians in securing jobs and income for women workers' was adopted on Tuesday in the Meeting of Women Parliamentarians of AIPA (WAIPA) within the framework of the General Assembly of ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA 41).

The 53rd ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM-53) and related meetings will take place from Wednesday to Saturday under the chairmanship of Deputy Prime Minister, Foreign Minister Phạm Bình Minh.

The 41st General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) officially kicked off on Tuesday morning via teleconference under the theme “Parliamentary Diplomacy for a Cohesive and Responsive ASEAN Community”.

While this year’s General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) is being held online due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the event would still create great momentum for ASEAN parliaments to redouble efforts for lessening the adverse impacts of the pandemic on livelihoods, stressed Philippines’ Deputy Speaker Raneo Abu and Chairman of the Committee for Inter-Parliamentary Cooperation under the Indonesian House of Representatives Fadli Zo during interviews with Vietnam News Agency.

The Vietnamese National Assembly (NA)’s thorough and professional preparations for the 41st General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA 41) left a good impression on and won the trust of international friends, said AIPA Secretary-General Nguyễn Tường Vân.

Việt Nam’s National Assembly (NA) has contributed actively and proactively to the development of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA)  over the last 25 years.

Given the continuing COVID-19 pandemic, it was necessary for ASEAN to be firm while maintaining its commitment and solidarity in action, thus speeding up the building of the Community and successfully dealing with the pandemic and emerging challenges, said Nguyễn Quốc Dũng, deputy minister of Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) had always been an effective forum for member parliaments and lawmakers in the region to openly and frankly discuss issues of regional concern.

Among them, 25 face the charge of murder while the four others are accused of resisting on-duty officers.

Leaders’ commitment and example-setting are critical factors that decide the success of anti-corruption efforts, a political scientist has said.

The tank team of the Việt Nam People’s Army triumphed at the final race of tank crews of the second division in the Tank Biathlon event of the ongoing 2020 International Army Games in the suburbs of Russia’s Moscow on September 4.

Việt Nam’s economy in August saw positive moves despite the tremendously negative impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the country’s socio-economic development and people’s daily life, Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc said on Friday.

The 41st General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA41) will be held as a teleconference for the first time between September 8 and 10 under the theme 'Parliamentary Diplomacy for a Cohesive and Responsive ASEAN Community'.

The order was presented to the Azerbaijan Ambassador by Tô Anh Dũng, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, during a ceremony held by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Friday.

The situation in Afghanistan has continued to develop complicatedly despite the peace agreement reached by the US and the Taliban on February 29.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Phạm Bình Minh affirmed that global and regional solidarity, cooperation and coordination are essential to help the world overcome the COVID-19 crisis while addressing the online G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting on Thursday.