VOV.VN - ASEAN is set to enter a new phase of development as leaders prepare to convene for the 48th ASEAN Summit and related meetings, scheduled for May 7–8 in Cebu, the Philippines.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung has attended the ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Retreat (AMMR) and related meetings from January 28–29 in Cebu, Philippines, at the invitation of his Filipino counterpart Maria Theresa P. Lazaro.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen. Lt. Gen. Hoang Xuan Chien and Singaporean Permanent Secretary for Defence Chan Heng Kee co-chaired the 14th defence policy dialogue between Vietnam and Singapore in Hanoi on October 5.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and leaders of ASEAN member states attended a retreat on global and regional issues on September 5, as part of the ongoing 43rd ASEAN Summit in Jakarta, Indonesia.

VOV.VN - Foreign Ministers of ASEAN member states reaffirmed their support for joint efforts to realize Indonesia’s priorities during its ASEAN Chairmanship Year 2023 towards turning the bloc into an epicentrum of growth, at their meeting held on July 11 in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Deputy Minister of Finance Do Thanh Hung is leading a Vietnamese delegation to the ASEAN Finance Ministers' and Central Bank Governors' Meeting (AFMGM) and related meetings, which opened in Bali, Indonesia, on March 28.

VOV.VN - ASEAN should maintain its solidarity and central role in promptly responding to emerging traditional and non-traditional security challenges such as armed conflicts, competition between major powers, natural disasters, epidemics, and climate change.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh is scheduled to deliver keynote speeches in which he will outline Vietnam's stance and proposals aimed at reinforcing solidarity, unity, and the central role of ASEAN at the 40th and 41st ASEAN Summits and related meetings.

VOV.VN - The nation has shared its views on the current emerging regional and global security situation, including the threat posed by both traditional and non-traditional security challenges.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and Laos always place great importance on and give the highest priority to consolidating and strengthening the close relationship, special solidarity, and comprehensive co-operation that exists between the two countries.