The 23rd ASEAN-Japan Summit was held online under the chair of Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

President of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte called for stepping up the adoption of a Code of Conduct in the East Sea (COC) while addressing the 37th ASEAN Summit via a teleconference on November 12.

VOV.VN - The nation represents an important factor in fostering closer ties between India and ASEAN due to its special relationship with India, which indicates deepening bilateral relationship between both sides in all aspects.

Modern Diplomacy, an invaluable platform for assessing and evaluating complex international issues, on November 10 ran an article giving an assessment of Vietnam’s performance as ASEAN 2020 Chair and the significance of the 37th ASEAN Summit for the region amid current challenges.

ASEAN Korea Center (AKC) Secretary General Lee Hyuk has appreciated the role of Vietnam in ASEAN and as ASEAN Chair this year as well as the prospects of ASEAN-RoK ties in the future in an interview given to the Vietnam News Agency on the threshold of the 37th Summit and related summits scheduled for November 12-15.

Since it's official membership to the Association of Southeast Asian Region (ASEAN) in 1995, Vietnam has made remarkable contributions to the regional bloc.

Vietnam has performed remarkably well as Chair of ASEAN in the face of all the obstacles and hurdles, said Choi Shing Kwok, Director of Singapore’s ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute and head of the ASEAN Studies Centre under ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute.​

VOV.VN - Vietnam has done a good job in its role as the ASEAN Chair 2020 amidst COVID-19 challenges both regionally and globally, said diplomats ahead of the 37th ASEAN Summit and its related meetings due to start on November 12.

Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, head of Vietnam’s mission to the United Nations, has affirmed that peace process led and owned by Libyans is the only solution to achieving long-term peace in Libya.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his Lao counterpart Thongloun Sisoulith have affirmed that they will give top priority to the sound relations, and special friendship and comprehensive cooperation between the two countries during their phone talks on November 10.

VOV.VN - Deputy Minister of Defence and Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien hosted a reception on November 10 in Hanoi for Chinese Ambassador to Vietnam Xiong Bo.

VOV.VN - Masataka Fujita, secretary general of the ASEAN-Japan Centre (AJC), has expressed great appreciation for the sustained efforts made by the Vietnamese Government in undertaking the role of ASEAN Chair in 2020, especially amid the impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Quoc Dung chaired the fifth meeting of the ASEAN Coordinating Council (ACC) Working Group on Public Health Emergencies (ACCWG-PHE) on November 9 via a video conference.

The 37th ASEAN Summit and related meetings, slated for November 12-15, are the most important activity of ASEAN this year, attracting widespread attention both inside and outside of the region, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and General Secretary of the National ASEAN 2020 Committee, Nguyen Quoc Dung, said on November 9.

VOV.VN - Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Quoc Dung hosted an online ASEAN Senior Officials’ Meeting on November 9 in order to examine preparations ahead of the upcoming 37th ASEAN Summit.

VOV.VN - Top leaders of the Vietnamese Party, State, Government and National Assembly have cabled messages of congratulation to their Cambodian counterparts on Cambodia’s 67th Independence Day (November 9).

As Vietnam is serving as ASEAN Chair in 2020, many Russian experts have their belief in the Southeast Asian nation’s activeness in promoting ASEAN-Russia cooperative relations.

VOV.VN - Deputy Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son was joined by his Brazilian counterpart Marcia Donner Abreu on November 6 as the pair took part in the seventh version of a joint political consultation held at a deputy ministerial level via an online platform.

A gathering was held in Ho Chi Minh City on November 6 to mark 70 years of Vietnam-Poland diplomatic ties (February 4) and the 30th founding anniversary of the city’s Vietnam-Poland Friendship Association (June 26).

The Consulate General of the Republic of Korea (RoK) was officially opened in central Da Nang city on November 6.

International co-operation at sea, manifested by the co-ordination of actions among countries at bilateral, regional and global levels, is indispensable to protect this essential living source and helps harmonise maritime activities and address trans-boundary challenges, a senior official said on November 5.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc hopes to strengthen economic, trade and investment co-operation with Thailand, whilst accelerating the signing of co-operation documents between various localities, in addition to calling for combined efforts to elevate annual trade turnover between the two nations to US$20 billion.

VOV.VN - Romenio Pereira, the secretary for international relations of the Brazilian Workers Party (PT), paid a courtesy visit to the Vietnamese Ambassador to Brazil Pham Thi Kim Hoa on November 4 at the Vietnam Embassy in Brazil.

Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, Head of the Permanent Mission of Vietnam to the UN, has underscored the enhanced role and significant contribution of UN police to the maintenance of peace and response to COVID-19 in countries.

VOV.VN - The Australian Government considers Vietnam as one of its key partners in the Indo-Pacific region and wants to lift bilateral relationship to a level of a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc will play host to the 37th upcoming ASEAN Summit and related meetings, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Chu Ngoc Anh appreciated the Asian Development Bank (ADB)’s support in the capital city’s infrastructure development over recent years while hosting ADB Country Director in Vietnam Andrew Jeffries on November 4.

The Ministry of Justice in coordination with ASEAN member countries and the ASEAN Secretariat held an online law forum on November 4.

The contributions by Vietnam’s multilateral diplomacy and orientations for the sector in the new strategic period were discussed at a seminar held by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on November 4.

Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Van Nen hosted a local reception for visiting Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea (RoK) Park Byeong-seug on November 4.