VOV.VN - Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Do Hung Viet, who is also head of the ASEAN Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM) delegation of Vietnam, attended the 20th ASEAN-Russia SOM in St. Petersburg, Russia, on April 26.

The ASEAN Future Forum 2024 (AFF 2024) was wrapped up in Hanoi on April 23 after a day of productive discussions.

Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son and his Indonesian counterpart Retno Marsudi co-chaired the fifth meeting of the Vietnam-Indonesia Joint Commission on Bilateral Cooperation (JCBC) in Hanoi on April 24.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has been the fastest growing digital economy in ASEAN in 2022, 2023 and expected to maintain this position until 2025, with the forecast of smartphones users reaching 67.3 million by 2026, accounting for 96.9% internet users, according to HSBC experts.

Vietnamese film “Story of Pao” by director Ngo Quang Hai will be shown at the ASEAN Film Festival 2024 which opened in London on the night of April 22.

The first session of the ASEAN Future Forum 2024 (AFF 2024) in Hanoi on April 23 focused on fast and sustainable growth for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

VOV.VN - ASEAN needs to unite together, promote more innovative and breakthrough approaches to support Myanmar in seeking feasible and sustainable solutions for the benefit of the people of Myanmar, and for peace, security, and stability in the region.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh proposed three breakthrough directions to make ASEAN a model in digital transformation globally while co-chairing a business roundtable towards a cohesive, resilient and sustainable ASEAN business community held in Hanoi on April 23 within the framework of the ASEAN Future Forum 2024.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam-Indonesia strategic partnership is seeing constant and extensive development across a variety of fields, with economic co-operation being a bright spot, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said during a meeting held on April 23 with visiting Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi within the framework of the ASEAN Future Forum 2024.

Exporters should further strengthen trade connections and improve the quality of their goods to sustain export growth to China as this is no longer a "lenient" market, said insiders.