Vietnam, as Chair of ASEAN in 2020, is exerting every effort to boost the building of a cohesive and responsive ASEAN Community so that the bloc can deal with all possible challenges, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh has said.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has played an active role as the Chairman ASEAN 2020, especially in leading the regional bloc in carrying out the ASEAN’s initiatives and priorities amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Vietnam imported 44,973 cars in the first seven months, down 47.5% year-on-year amid a slump in auto demand due to COVID-19.

VOV.VN - Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows from Europe will initially be slow to move into Vietnam following the implementation of the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) which entered into force on August 1.

VOV.VN - National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan held a meeting in Hanoi on August 15 with President of the Cambodian National Assembly Samdech Heng Samrin.

VOV.VN - Director of the Foreign Relations Department at the Ministry of Defence Lieut. Gen. Vu Chien Thang co-chaired an online meeting on August 13 alongside Director of Defence Policy Office of Singapore Col. Amos Yeo.

The Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union - Hanoi Chapter launched a knowledge contest themed “Hanoi - ASEAN 2020: United We Stand” on August 12.

VOV.VN - The ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) has moved to postpone all ASEAN football and futsal tournaments that fall under its jurisdiction this year as a result of the potential spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

VOV.VN - The embassies of Vietnam, Malaysia, and Indonesia in Ukraine recently held a flag-raising ceremony in celebration of the 53rd anniversary of the founding of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) (1967-2020).

VOV.VN - For the first time ASEAN Foreign Ministers on August 8 issued a statement on the importance of maintaining peace and stability in Southeast Asia. Following is the full text of the statement: