Revisiting ASEAN-Korea Relations on the 54th ASEAN Day This coming Sunday, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) celebrates the 54th “ASEAN Day.” For over half a century, ASEAN Member States (AMS) have promoted multilateral dialogue and cooperation. Embracing globalisation, many countries in the region enjoyed explosive economic growth and have collectively emerged as the 5th largest economy in the world.

Online filmmaking programmes launched

Young people and students from art schools around the country participated recently in online filmmaking courses and workshops launched by private organisations in HCM City.  

HCM City to increase number of mobile sales points, fresh food stores

In order to ensure stable supply and prices of groceries and foods, the HCM City Department of Industry and Trade has set up 66 more mobile sales points and 87 fresh food stores.

Việt Nam assumes role as coordinator for ASEAN-RoK relations

Việt Nam officially assumes the role as coordinator for ASEAN-the Republic of Korea (RoK) relations for 2021-24 at the ASEAN-RoK Foreign Ministers’ Meeting held via videoconference on Tuesday.

ASEAN Foreign Ministers discuss COVID-19 response, community building

Foreign ministers of the 10 ASEAN member countries convened virtually at the 54th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (54th AMM) on Monday, discussing a range of topics including the bloc’s post-pandemic recovery, South China Sea issues and the community building process.

Ministry issues general education programmes for more first foreign languages The Ministry of Education and Training has issued a circular promulgating the general education programmes of Russian, Japanese, French and Chinese as the first foreign languages to be taught in Vietnamese schools.

V.League to return in late November

The 2021 national football season will resume in November, according to a proposal from the Việt Nam Professional Football Company (VPF).

Olympians return home heads held high despite online abuse

Vietnamese athletes did their best to deliver, despite being at a lower level than some athletes in the world. 

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Marksman Vinh fails to defend Olympics gold medal, initial boxing win for Việt Nam Vietnamese marksman Hoàng Xuân Vinh failed to defend his Olympic gold medal in the men’s 10m air pistol at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics on Saturday, but there were big wins in the boxing ring and on the badminton court for Vietnamese athletes.