The 15th ASEAN Senior Official Meeting on Sports (SOMS-15) opened in the northern province of Vinh Phuc on October 14, drawing the participation of 70 delegates from ten ASEAN member states, Timor Leste, Japan, China, ASEAN Secretariat and partners.

The ASEAN Plus Three countries - 10 ASEAN member states, China, Japan and the Republic of Korea - shared their experience in digital transformation in the civil service sector at an online international workshop held by the Vietnamese Ministry of Home Affairs on October 11.

Led by Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, the Vietnamese delegation made significant contributions to all activities, conveying important messages about ASEAN and its future, affirming Vietnam's proactive, responsible, sincere, and friendly image, and promoting relations between ASEAN and its partners to serve the common goal of peace, security, stability, and sustainable developme

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his entourage arrived in Hanoi on October 11, concluding their four-day working trip to attend the 44th and 45th ASEAN Summits and related meetings in Vientiane, Laos.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met with Bounthong Chitmany, permanent member of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) Central Committee’s Secretariat and Vice President of Laos, on the sidelines of the 44th and 45th ASEAN Summits and related meetings in Vientiane on October 11.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, leading a high-level delegation of Vietnam, participated in the 19th East Asia Summit (EAS) and 14th ASEAN-United Nations Summit in Vientiane on October 11 – the final day of the 44th and 45th ASEAN Summits and related events.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son has highlighted the outcomes of the freshly-ended ASEAN Summits and related meetings in Vientiane, Laos from October 8-11, the Vietnamese delegation’s contributions and bilateral engagements with countries and partners.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development coordinated with the United Nations (UN) representative agencies in Vietnam and the Thua Thien-Hue provincial People's Committee on October 11 held a ceremony in response to the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction and ASEAN Day for Disaster Management in Hue city.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh suggested Vietnam and Indonesia soon raise the bilateral trade revenue to US$18 billion in a more balanced manner, at his meeting with Indonesian Vice President Ma’ruf Amin on the sidelines of the 44th and 45th ASEAN Summits and Related Summits in Laos on October 11.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese pledged to ramp up bilateral ties for peace, stability, and cooperation in the region, during their meeting held on October 11 in Vientiane.