VOV.VN - The north-eastern city of Ha Long (Vietnam) will play host to the 11th Ministerial Meeting on Disaster Management (AMMDM) from October 8 – 13, a press conference heard on October 6.

VOV.VN - The wives of ambassadors of ASEAN countries in the United States modelled in the Vietnamese Ao Dai (traditional long dress) during a cultural event hosted by the Embassy of Vietnam in Washington D.C. on October 4.

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.

VOV.VN - Vietnam is viewed as an attractive destination amid the wave of shifting industrial production to ASEAN member states, heard a seminar held on October 5 as part of the international exhibition for machine tools and metalworking solutions (METALEX Vietnam 2023) in Ho Chi Minh City.

VOV.VN - ASEAN has been actively promoting its ongoing efforts as the region advances its gleaming vision of a digitally integrated regional economy.

The ASEAN Army Men's Volleyball Tournament 2023, with the participation of 7 teams from ASEAN countries, commenced with a ceremony in Ho Chi Minh City on October 3.

National Assembly (NA) Vice Chairman Nguyen Khac Dinh paid a visit to Kyrgyzstan from September 29-30.

Vietnamese Minister of Public Security Gen. To Lam paid courtesy calls to General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith, and Prime Minister of the country Sonexay Siphandone in Vientiane on September 29.

CT Group launched its ASEAN Carbon Credit Exchange Joint Stock Company (CCTPA) on September 29, becoming the first Vietnamese enterprise to kick off a voluntary carbon emissions exchange in an attempt to respond to trade policies on international environment, and to develop a low-carbon emission economy.

Vietnam is a central part of the CAD2.3-billion (US$1.7 billion) Indo-Pacific Strategy that Canada has been implementing, Canadian Associate Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Cindy Termorshuizen has said.