VOV.VN - Vietnam attaches great importance to trade cooperation with the United States, considering this a cornerstone of bilateral relations, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc told visiting National Security Advisor Robert C. O’Brien in Hanoi on November 21.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has affirmed that Vietnam will continue partnering with APEC member economies to turn its vision and aspirations into peace, stability and happiness of people in the region.

Vietnam’s leadership to maneuver ASEAN through the COVID-19 pandemic is highly commendable, according to Ambassador Noel Servigon, head of the Permanent Mission of the Phillipines to ASEAN.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs To Anh Dung and Polish Undersecretary of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Marcin Przydacz on November 19 virtually co-chaired a political consultation between the two ministries.

The ASEAN Defence Senior Officials’ Meeting Plus (ADSOM+) was held online on November 19 under the chair of Deputy Defence Minister, Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Chi Vinh.

Vietnam did a good job as the ASEAN Chair this year, and the more than 80 documents adopted at the 37th ASEAN Summit and related summits last week is a proof that the country has turned a crisis into an opportunity for success, the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s Ambassador to the bloc Lim Sung-nam has said.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son had online talks with his Panamanian counterpart Federico Alfaro Boyd to discuss ways of strengthening bilateral cooperation.

Members of ASEAN, international political observers, and media outlets all view Vietnam as having fulfilled its role as the ASEAN Chair in 2020 superbly, Vietnamese Ambassador to Cambodia Vu Quang Minh has said.

VOV.VN - The ASEAN Defence Senior Officials’ Meeting Working Group (ADSOM WG) held a video conference on November 16 under the chairmanship of Lieutenant General Vu Chien Thang, director of the Vietnam Defence Ministry's Foreign Relations Department and Head of the ADSOM WG Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Defence Minister General Ngo Xuan Lich congratulated Kishi Nobuo on his recent appointment as Japan's Defence Minister, expressing his hope that through his new position he will make important contributions to promoting defence co-operation between both sides in a practical and efficient manner moving forward.