VOV.VN - The opening session of the 2020 conference of the ASEAN Federation of Engineering Organisations (CAFEO 38) is due to get underway on November 25 in Hanoi, with a range of issues set to be discussed relating to building a sustainable and prosperous ASEAN community.

ASEAN heads of civil service convened an online meeting on November 18 within the framework of the 20th ASEAN Cooperation on Civil Service Matters (ACCSM).

VOV.VN - The nation will contribute US$100,000 to ASEAN’s COVID-19 fund, while it has pledged to contribute US$5 million worth of medical supplies to the Regional Reserve of Medical Supplies, said Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc at the 37th ASEAN Summit held in Hanoi on November 12.

VOV.VN - As ASEAN Chair 2020, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has officially released the Mid-term Review of the ASEAN Community Vision 2025 Blueprints and the ASEAN Comprehensive Recovery Framework, whilst launching the ASEAN Regional Reserve of Medical Supplies within the framework of the framework of the 37th ASEAN Summit and related summits.

Modern Diplomacy, an invaluable platform for assessing and evaluating complex international issues, on November 10 ran an article giving an assessment of Vietnam’s performance as ASEAN 2020 Chair and the significance of the 37th ASEAN Summit for the region amid current challenges.

ASEAN Foreign Ministers reiterated the grouping’s resolve to resume negotiations on the Code of Conduct in the East Sea (COC) with China, during the 22nd ASEAN Political-Security Community (APSC) Council Meeting held online on November 10.

VOV.VN - An exhibition displaying a range of photos and documentaries relating to the ASEAN Community got underway in the northcentral province of Thanh Hoa on November 10.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc will play host to the 37th upcoming ASEAN Summit and related meetings, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The National Committee on Youth of Vietnam (NCYV) and the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCYU) Central Committee jointly held an online ASEAN Youth Leaders’ Conference on November 3.

Vietnamese Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Quoc Dung and his Lao counterpart Thongsavanh Phomvihane co-chaired their fifth political consultation via a video conference on October 29.