Health safety for athletes, members of delegations and audience is the top priority of the sport sector of Vietnam during the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) and the 11th ASEAN Para Games (ASEAN Para Games 11), amid complicated COVID-19 developments.

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.

A Vietnamese delegation led by Minister of National Defence Sen. Lieut. Gen. Phan Van Giang attended the 15th ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM) which was held via videoconference on June 15.

VOV.VN - While attending an ASEAN – China Defence Ministers’ Meeting Informal Meeting on June 15, Vietnamese Defence Minister Phan Van Giang requested parties concerned to refrain from actions and avoid complicating the situation in the East Sea.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and France have agreed to share experience in the COVID-19 pandemic fight, and help each other with COVID-19 vaccines.

The Canada-ASEAN Business Council (CABC) has urged Canada to secure its economic interests with Vietnam as a key tenet of Canada’s evolving Indo-Pacific strategy, according to an article on Business in Vancouver weekly newspaper.

Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations (UN), has called for closer cooperation between the UN and the European Union (EU) on various issues, including mediation, confidence-building and the promotion of multilateralism.

Ambassador Nguyen Hai Bang, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to ASEAN, on June 10 presided over the 46th meeting of the Board of Trustees of the ASEAN Foundation (AF BOT 46), in his capacity as chair of the board in 2021.

VOV.VN - GOAL, the world's largest online football publication, has recently released its list of the top 25 players from the ASEAN region born on or after January 1, 2002, with four Vietnamese players being named in the rankings.

Vietnamese Ambassador Nguyen Hai Bang on June 8 stressed the significance of the Initiative for ASEAN Integration (IAI) in narrowing development gap between ASEAN countries and building the ASEAN Community, especially amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.