Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Do Hung Viet and Owen Jenkins, Director General for Indo-Pacific, Middle East and North Africa at the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) of the UK, co-chaired the 4th ASEAN-UK Senior Officials’ Meeting (AUKSOM) in the central city of Da Nang on April 10.

VOV.VN - The ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) on April 10 announced the appointment of Kim Sang Sik as head coach of the ASEAN All-Stars for a high-profile friendly against English Premier League giants Manchester United.

“Meet ASEAN in Da Nang” 2025 opened in the central city of Da Nang on April 9, aiming to further enhance connectivity and expand the network of cooperative relations with various localities and partners in the ASEAN region.

VOV.VN - Vietnam recorded a trade deficit of US$3.8 billion with ASEAN in the first quarter of 2025, as total bilateral trade hit US$22.2 billion, according to the latest socio-economic report released by the General Statistics Office (GSO) and the Ministry of Finance.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade of Vietnam (MoIT) the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy of the Republic of Korea (RoK) held a conference in Hanoi on April 4 to mark the third anniversary of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Agreement’s entry into force.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had a meeting in Hanoi on April 4 with Burundian President Évariste Ndayishimiye who is on an official visit to Vietnam.

A national consultation workshop to address rehabilitation and psychosocial support for landmine victims and persons with disabilities convened in Hanoi on April 4, as part of a broader project to enhance support for landmine survivors across ASEAN member states.

VOV.VN - Vietnam have climbed five notches in the FIFA rankings for April 2025, reaching 109th place in the world.

The Department of Dyke Management and Disaster Prevention under the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment has sent three staff members to voluntarily join the ASEAN Emergency Response and Assessment Team (ASEAN-ERAT) to assist Myanmar in overcoming consequences of the recent devastating earthquake.

Authorised by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son, Deputy Minister Do Hung Viet, head of the ASEAN Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM) delegation of Vietnam, attended a special emergency meeting of ASEAN Foreign Ministers on the aftermath of the earthquakes in Myanmar and Thailand on March 30.