The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) convened a meeting in New York on July 7 to seek measures to speed up the implementation of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and strengthen their partnership.

The inaugural ASEAN-UK Senior Officials’ Meeting (AUKSOM) was held in London on July 6, the first official engagement of both sides’ Senior Officials since ASEAN and the UK established full dialogue partnership in August, 2021.

VOV.VN - Ambassador Nguyen Hai Bang, permanent representative of Vietnam to ASEAN, attended the second meeting of the ASEAN Connectivity Coordinating Committee (ACCC) in 2022 on July 6 in Labuan Bajo, Indonesia.

VOV.VN - Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Do Thang Hai joined with Canada's Deputy Minister of International Trade David Morrison to co-chair the first meeting of the Joint Economic Committee (JEC) between the nation and Canada, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on July 6.

Vietnam is expected to come out second only to the Philippines in terms of projected GDP for 2022 and on top for 2023, according to a recent Quarterly Update of the ASEAN +3 Regional Economic Outlook.

VOV.VN - ASEAN member states, including Vietnam, have discussed potential measures to attract more tourists moving into the post-COVID period, as well as ensuring safe tourism amid the emergence of new sub-variants.

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has sent a thank you letter to the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) for successfully organising Group I matches of AFC Cup 2022, which took place in Ho Chi Minh City from June 24-30.

VOV.VN - Tran Thanh Man, standing vice chairman of the National Assembly (NA), hosted a reception on July 5 in Hanoi for a delegation from Indonesia’s Regional Representative Council (DPD) led by Sylviana Murin, chairperson of its Committee for Parliamentary Cooperation.

A forum to connect businesses in Da Nang and enterprises owned by overseas Vietnamese (OVs) in Thailand took place in the central city on July 4.

The 2022 Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) plus police music gala is a highlight in the communication work on the People’s Police, Minister of Public Security General To Lam has said.