PM to attend ASEAN summits on October 26-28, COVID-19 high on agenda Vietnamese Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính will attend the 38th-39th ASEAN Summit and related high-level meetings held via videoconference during October 26-28, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced Thursday.

Vietnamese PM urges coordination to mobilise int'l support for ASEAN's efforts on Myanmar issue

ASEAN leaders have all expressed concerns over escalating situation in Myanmar and the worsening impacts on the Myanmar people and lives, asked that all parties exercise restraints and refrain from violence, to enable seeking of solutions for the future of Myanmar.

PM Phạm Minh Chính attends the ASEAN Leaders’ Meeting

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính participates in the ASEAN Leaders’ Meeting, which officially opened on Saturday afternoon at the office of the regional grouping’s secretariat in Indonesia’s capital Jakarta.

ASEAN leaders announce plan for in-person special summit on Myanmar situation Leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will convene a meeting in Jakarta, Indonesia on April 24 to discuss efforts in building the ASEAN Community, external relations and regional issues, including the crisis in Myanmar.

Việt Nam joins ASEAN discussion on community, Myanmar Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Phạm Bình Minh has urged all ASEAN members to find a peaceful way to resolve the ongoing violence and political crisis in Myanmar.

Myanmar leader Suu Kyi detained by military: ruling party Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been detained by the military along with President Win Myint, a spokesman for the ruling National League for Democracy said on Monday.

Cambodian, Lao, Myanmar defence officials welcomed in Hà Nội

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc met Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence Tea Banh, and Lao Minister of National Defence Chansamone Channhalat in Hà Nội on Thursday.

Viettel launches its 10th international mobile phone service in Myanmar

Viettel Group’s 10^th international mobile phone network, Mytel, commenced operations in Myanmar on June 9.

Vietnamese telecom company introduces unbelievable 4G service in "Golden Pagoda" country

Just a year after building telecommunications infrastructure in Myanmar, Viettel Group has brought 4G services to remote and mountainous areas, where in the past local residents could not access the internet on their smartphones. Kachin, the state which has the country’s tallest mountain, is a good example of such an area.

Pope begins landmark mass for Myanmar Catholics

A sea of worshippers crowded into a football field early Wednesday for an open-air mass by Pope Francis, who is making the first ever papal visit to Myanmar.