Converging Mekong sub-regional cooperation with ASEAN goals
15:32 | 15/07/2020 Cooperation
ASEAN sub-regional frameworks are playing more and more important role in building ASEAN Community and this co-operation should be further enhanced in the future, said Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh.
Vietnam, Thailand tighten cooperation as strong ASEAN partners
06:00 | 10/07/2020 Vietnam - Asean
(VEN) - The forging of closer bonds between the leadership and people of Thailand and Vietnam has been a constant, Apirat Sugondhabhirom, Thai Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City, told Vietnam Economic News’ My Phung.
ASEAN leaders foresee slower growth but steady and stable recovery
16:28 | 08/07/2020 Vietnam - Asean
(VEN) - Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc chaired the 36th ASEAN Summit on June 26 held online, with regional leaders reaffirming the bloc’s cohesion and responsiveness for the sake of common peace, stability and prosperity.
Vietnam, ASEAN cooperate on pandemic control initiatives
06:10 | 29/06/2020 Vietnam - Asean
The 28th meeting of the Senior Officials’ Committee for the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (SOCA) was held via video conference under the chair of Vietnam’s Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs on June 22.
Ministers of RCEP member countries begin videoconference
06:28 | 25/06/2020 Vietnam - Asean
Ministers from Asia-Pacific countries negotiating the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) began a videoconference on June 23, with how to bring India back to the talks among the focuses.
ASEAN strives to complete Indo-Pacific deal this year, India included
06:00 | 17/06/2020 Vietnam - Asean
(VEN) - As the 2020 chair of the ASEAN bloc, Vietnam is making joint efforts with the other member states and six partner countries to accelerate negotiations on the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) with a view to signing it later this year in time to deal with the heavy economic fallout of the Covid-19 pandemic.
ASEAN military forces conduct online Covid-19 response exercise
13:10 | 16/06/2020 Vietnam - Asean
(VEN) - The Military Medical Department’s General Department of Logistics under the Ministry of Defense organized an online exercise on prevention and control of Covid-19 among ASEAN member states’ military medical forces.
Vietnam leads regional pandemic response as ASEAN chair
12:00 | 15/06/2020 Vietnam - Asean
(VEN) - As the 2020 Chair of ASEAN, Vietnam along with other members of the bloc have been active in proposing solutions and action plans in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.
ASEAN economies hard hit by Covid-19, exacerbating earlier problems
06:00 | 09/05/2020 Vietnam - Asean
(VEN) - The Covid-19 pandemic is heavily affecting ASEAN economies, slowing growth, interrupting travel and tourism and disrupting supply chains and labor supply.
ASEAN works with US, Japan to curb pandemic, plan recovery
06:00 | 08/05/2020 Vietnam - Asean
(VEN) - The 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Japan have agreed to support each other in coping with the COVID-19 pandemic by focusing on easing its impact, enhancing economic flexibility, promoting export and solving problems faced by small- and medium-sized enterprises. The bloc, chaired this year by Vietnam, also discussed US aid for recovery from the pandemic with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
ASEAN and partners commit to joint fight against Covid-19
13:00 | 21/04/2020 Vietnam - Asean
(VEN) - In its role as ASEAN Chair in 2020, Vietnam held two online summits - the ASEAN Special Summit and ASEAN+3 Special Summit - to discuss strengthened cooperation in dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic.
Sugarcane industry adapting to removal of ASEAN import quotas
06:00 | 14/04/2020 Vietnam - Asean
(VEN) - Vietnam has abolished sugar import tariff quotas as of January 1 in keeping with its commitment under the ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement (ATIGA).
