The National ASEAN 2020 Committee convened its sixth session in Hanoi on October 27 under the chair of Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh.

VOV.VN - "Japan is an Indo-Pacific country and will continue to contribute to peace and prosperity in the region. I chose Vietnam as it is the most suitable place for me to send a message to the world," says Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga.

VOV.VN - Vietnam is working out plans for organizing the 37th ASEAN Summit which is expected to take place in mid-November this year, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc invited his Japanese counterpart Suga Yoshihide to visit Vietnam at a convenient time during their phone talks on October 12.

VOV.VN - Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and head of Vietnam’s ASEAN Senior Officials Meeting (SOM) delegation Nguyen Quoc Dung October 8 chaired the Joint Consultative Meeting (JCM) as part of an array of ASEAN SOM meetings to prepare for the 37th ASEAN Summit and related meetings.

The implementation of the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (SOCA) Blueprint was reviewed at an online conference on October 6 hosted by the Vietnamese Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA).

VOV.VN - Vietnam pursues a consistent stance on East Sea-related issues and this has been affirmed repeatedly on different occasions, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang told the ministry’s regular press briefing on October 1.

VOV.VN - The UK Government desires to reinforce the strategic partnership with Vietnam in an effective manner, and it is also appreciative of Vietnam’s increasingly important role and position in the Asia-Pacific and Southeast Asian regions.

Up to 42 documents have been adopted within the framework of the 53rd ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and Related Meetings held from September 9-12 via video conferences, a record in the history of ASEAN foreign ministers’ meetings.

VOV.VN - Foreign delegates have expressed their appreciation at Vietnam’s selected theme at the 41st General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA-41), saying it is appropriate given the current context.