Vietnam seeks improved labor mobility within ASEAN
09:32 | 06/05/2019 Vietnam - Asean
(VEN) - A number of political, socio-cultural and language barriers are hindering labor mobility among the ten member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) despite the agreements put in place to facilitate the movement of skilled professionals in the region.
Vietnam gearing up to lead ASEAN
08:39 | 01/05/2019 Vietnam - Asean
(VEN) - As Vietnam prepares to assume leadership of ASEAN next year, it is focusing its mandate on preserving the identity and centrality of the 10-nation group and of the more than 600 million people it represents.
PM meets Cambodian counterpart on Belt & Road Forum sidelines
15:56 | 26/04/2019 Vietnam - Asean
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, accompanied by a high-level Vietnamese delegation, visited the Embassy of Vietnam in China on April 25 on the occasion of his attendance at the second Belt and Road Forum in Beijing.
Vietnam, Thailand enhance financial cooperation in ASEAN framework
10:15 | 05/04/2019 Vietnam - Asean
Vietnamese Minister of Finance Dinh Tien Dung met with his Thai counterpart Apisak Tantivorawong on April 4, discussing priorities in finance issues in ASEAN in 2019 and 2020.
Vietnam, Brunei issue joint statement on comprehensive partnership establishment
08:32 | 29/03/2019 Vietnam - Asean
Vietnam and Brunei have issued a joint statement on the establishment of their comprehensive partnership during the state visit to Vietnam by Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah from March 26-28.
CPTPP to bring more opportunities for Vietnam and Malaysia
08:35 | 19/03/2019 Vietnam - Asean
(VEN) - Vietnam Economic News’ Nguyen Huong spoke with Malaysian Ambassador to Vietnam Zamruni Khalid.
Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia discusses measures to boost border trade
08:34 | 15/03/2019 Vietnam - Asean
The 12th conference on trade, investment and tourism promotion for the Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam development triangle area took place in Cambodia on March 9, during which delegates discussed measures to remove barriers to trade among the 13 provinces sharing border lines between the three countries.
Vietnam, Philippines discuss ways to boost cooperative ties
14:15 | 13/03/2019 Vietnam - Asean
Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh and Philippine Foreign Secretary Teodoro Lopez Locsin co-chaired the ninth meeting of the Vietnam-Philippines Joint Commission for Bilateral Cooperation in Manila on March 6.
Vietnam, Cambodia target US$5 billion in trade
08:20 | 13/01/2019 Vietnam - Asean
(VEN) - Vietnam and Cambodia are targeting bilateral trade value of US$5 billion by 2020, up more than 25 percent from its current level. The goal was agreed on during talks earlier this month between visiting Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen and Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.
Visit by Vietnam’s Deputy PM to Laos boosts relationship
09:02 | 10/01/2019 Vietnam - Asean
(VEN) - Vietnamese Ambassador to Laos Nguyen Ba Hung lauded the growing Laos-Vietnam relations during the visit of Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh to Laos on December 16-19. Vietnam Economic News’ Thu Hang reported on the interview he gave the media.
Vietnamese, Lao PMs co-chair meeting of inter-governmental committee
10:45 | 07/01/2019 Vietnam - Asean
Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his Lao counterpart Thongloun Sisoulith co-chaired the 41st session of the Vietnam-Laos Inter-Governmental Committee in Hanoi on January 6.
ASEAN Chair 2020: Responsibility and opportunity for Vietnam
08:26 | 30/12/2018 Vietnam - Asean
The recent establishment of the National ASEAN 2020 Committee is one of the initial steps that Vietnam has taken during the months of preparation for the task of the ASEAN Chair in 2020, said Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Quoc Dung.
