Việt Nam looks to build ASEAN community by 2025 Việt Nam is strongly committed to completing the role of ASEAN Chair in 2020, promoting the ASEAN community and foreign affairs as well as improving the working way of ASEAN.

ASEAN-US special summit set for March 14: ambassadors Vietnamese Ambassador to the US Hà Kim Ngọc attended a meeting of the ASEAN Committee in Washington, the first held under Việt Nam’s chairmanship, on Monday (local time).

ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ retreat discuss 2020 plan

This was the first meeting of the top ASEAN diplomats this year to discuss the grouping's plans this year, including the building of the community, the bloc’s foreign relations and international and regional issues.

VN vows to help expand ties between ASEAN and partners Việt Nam will work with other ASEAN member states to expand and deepen relations between the bloc and its partners in the fields of trade, investment, sub-regional development, worker training, marine co-operation, cybersecurity and tourism, said Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Phạm Bình Minh.

Việt Nam voices concern over developments in East Sea at AMM-52

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Phạm Bình Minh on Wednesday expressed his grave concern over the recent developments in the East Sea, with Chinese geological survey vessel group Haiyang Dizhi 8’s activities violating Việt Nam’s exclusive economic zone and continental shelf in the waters.

ASEAN urged to intensify cooperation in ensuring nuclear safety, security

Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Phạm Bình Minh urged ASEAN member states to bolster their partnership in regional nuclear safety and security during a meeting in Bangkok, Thailand, on July 30.

Vietnam attends ASEAN SOM ahead of AMM-52 A delegation of Việt Nam led by Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyễn Quốc Dũng attended the ASEAN Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM) in Bangkok, Thailand yesterday.

AMM 51: ASEAN to strengthen intra-bloc economic strength

The 51st ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM 51) ended on August 2 in Singapore with a Joint Communiqué urging the bloc to enhance its internal strength through increasing intra-bloc trade and investment and regional economic connectivity.

Vietnamese FM meets regional counterparts on sidelines of AMM-51

Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister cum Foreign Minister Phạm Bình Minh met with his counterparts from the Republic of Korea (RoK), Laos, Indonesia and Malaysia on the sidelines of the 51st ASEAN Foreign Ministers Meeting (AMM-51) and related meetings in Singapore yesterday.

VN backs establishment of resilient, innovative ASEAN

Việt Nam Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Phạm Bình Minh welcomed the Singapore-proposed theme of building a resilient and innovative Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) while addressing the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Retreat (AMM Retreat) in Singapore yesterday.