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Japanese minister stresses importance of navigation freedom in East Sea

Foreign ministers of ASEAN countries and Japan agreed on the importance of freedom of navigation in the East Sea (internationally known as South China Sea) during their virtual meeting on August 3.

Vietnam serves as coordinator for ASEAN-RoK relations

Vietnam officially assumes the role as coordinator for ASEAN-the Republic of Korea (RoK) relations for 2021-2024 at the ASEAN-RoK Foreign Ministers’ Meeting held via videoconference on August 3.

Vietnam co-chairs ASEAN-Japan Foreign Ministers’ Meeting

Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son, as the coordinator of ASEAN-Japan relations, co-chaired the ASEAN-Japan Foreign Ministers’ Meeting held via videoconference on August 3 together with his Japanese counterpart Motegi Toshimitsu.

Vietnam welcomes proposal to elevate ASEAN-China relationship

Vietnam welcomes a proposal to upgrade the ASEAN-China relationship, Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son said at the ASEAN-China Foreign Ministers’ Meeting held via videoconference on August 3 

$10.5 mln earmarked from ASEAN COVID-19 response fund should be used to buy vaccines quickly: minister

Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son suggested quickly spending $10.5 million earmarked from the ASEAN COVID-19 Response Fund to buy vaccines while speaking at the 29th ASEAN Coordinating Council Meeting.

Vietnam attends 54th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting

Solidarity and unity are the foundation for ASEAN’s strength, which is clearly demonstrated in the current fight against COVID-19, Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son told the 54th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting

Vietnam chairs meeting of ASEAN Committee in Canberra

Vietnamese Ambassador to Australia Nguyen Tat Thanh on July 22 chaired a meeting of the ASEAN Committee in Canberra (ACC) to sketch out the committee’s operation plan in the rest of the year.

Vietnam stresses COVID-19 recovery, East Sea stability in US-ASEAN foreign ministers' meeting

Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son attended a video conference between his counterparts in ASEAN and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday, with issues on the agenda ranging from COVID-19 to the East Sea and Myanmar.

Vietnam vows to contribute to ASEAN-EU strategic partnership

Vietnam treasures and will make positive contributions to the ASEAN-EU strategic partnership, Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Quoc Dung, head of SOM ASEAN Vietnam, said at the annual ASEAN-EU Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM).

Vietnam attends Special ASEAN-Russia Foreign Ministers' Meeting

Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son attended the Special ASEAN-Russia Foreign Ministers' Meeting held in the form of videoconference on July 6.

Vietnam to host ASEAN Competition Conference in December

Vietnam’s Hanoi capital will play host to the ninth ASEAN Competition Conference on December 1-2, the Secretariat of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), has announced.

Vietnam attends 1st ASEAN – Russia security consultation

Vietnamese Minister of Public Security Gen. To Lam led a Vietnamese high-ranking delegation to attend the first ASEAN – Russia security consultation conference, which was held online on June 28.

Vietnam chairs 64th meeting of Initiative for ASEAN Integration Task Force

The Initiative for ASEAN Integration (IAI) Task Force convened its 64th meeting via videoconference on June 22 under the chair of Ambassador Nguyen Hai Bang, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to ASEAN and Chair of the Task Force in 2021.

Vietnam attends ASEAN SOM, ExCom SEANWFZ’s meeting

Deputy Foreign Minister and head of the Vietnam ASEAN SOM Nguyen Quoc Dung on June 21 attended the ASEAN Senior Officials' Meeting (ASEAN SOM) 

Vietnam calls for early completion of ASEAN travel corridor arrangement framework

Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Quoc Dung suggested ASEAN soon finalise a travel corridor arrangement framework while addressing the ASEAN Joint Consultative Meeting (JCM) on June 17.

Declaration for peaceful and prosperous ASEAN adopted at ADMM+

Defence ministers of ASEAN countries and their partners on Wednesday adopted the Bandar Seri Begawan Declaration towards a future-ready, peaceful and prosperous ASEAN.

ASEAN-China cooperation: commitments to handling urgent issues

The freshly-concluded sixth Mekong-Lancang Cooperation (MLC) Foreign Ministers’ Meeting offered a chance for countries to affirm their commitments to cooperation in addressing urgent issues in the region, 

Vietnam proposes ASEAN, China prioritise coordination in COVID-19 fight

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Quoc Dung, head of Vietnam’s ASEAN SOM, has suggested ASEAN and China prioritise coordination in fighting COVID-19 and spurring sustainable recovery.

Vietnam affirms commitments in promoting multilateralism

Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son has affirmed Vietnam’s strong commitments to multilateralism, international solidarity and joint efforts for peace and development in the world.

ASEAN+3 expects economic recovery with help of COVID-19 vaccine rollouts

Asian economies, hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic, are expected to recover this year with the help of COVID-19 vaccine rollouts,