VOV.VN - A high-ranking delegation of the Communist Party of Vietnam led by Party General Secretary To Lam and his spouse left Hanoi on March 9, beginning a working trip to Indonesia, the ASEAN Secretariat and Singapore.

VOV.VN - General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee To Lam and his spouse will pay a state visit to Indonesia, an official visit to the ASEAN Secretariat, and an official visit to Singapore from March 9 to 13.

A workshop to promote inclusive business in agriculture in Vietnam and an incubator programme for supporting organisations and inclusive business enterprises aiming for international recognition was held by the Agency for Enterprise Development (AED) under the Ministry of Planning and Investment, the ASEAN Secretariat and relevant units on October 15 in Hanoi.

VOV.VN- President Nguyen Xuan Phuc met staff of the Vietnamese Embassy in Indonesia, the Vietnamese delegation at ASEAN and the Vietnamese community living and working in Indonesia on December 22.

Director of the Ministry of Information and Communications’ International Cooperation Department, Trieu Minh Long attended a Symposium on “ASEAN Identity and Strengthening ASEAN-RoK Cooperation: Now and Beyond” on September 22.

The steering committee for ASEAN dissemination at the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) held a conference in Hanoi on August 4 on the dissemination of information about the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on the occasion of the bloc’s 55th founding anniversary.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs hosted a workshop on mainstreaming women, peace and security agenda in ASEAN Community pillars in Hanoi on February 11.

The 21st Annual Senior Officials Meeting on Minerals (ASOMM 21) opened via videoconference on October 6 with the participation of representatives from 10 ASEAN countries and the ASEAN Secretariat.

The fourth annual meeting of the ASEAN Smart Cities Network (ASCN) will be held in the form of videoconference on August 30 with the participation of 26 member cities, representatives from ASEAN countries, the ASEAN Secretariat and partners.

The General Statistics Office (GSO), as ASEAN Chair in the field of statistics this year, hosted a High-level Forum on the ASEAN Community Statistical System (ACSS) and Vietnam’s statistical system in the form of video conference on December 10.