VOV.VN - The nation will play a more extensive role in future UN peacekeeping operations, including expanding the number of missions conducted by Vietnamese peacekeeping forces through forms of deployment.

The embassies of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member countries in Argentina, including Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines and Malaysia, in coordination with the Foreign Ministry of the host country, held a ceremony to mark the 55th founding anniversary of ASEAN.

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has demonstrated its resilience and effective response to great challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic and fierce competition between big countries, according to Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ha Kim Ngoc.

To celebrate the 55th founding anniversary of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) (August 8), the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, in collaboration with the embassies of the ASEAN countries in Vietnam, opened an exhibition themed “ASEAN Cultural Colours” on August 8.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son wrote an article entitled ’55 years of ASEAN: One Vision, One Identity, One Community’ marking the founding of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) (August 8, 1967-2022).

VOV.VN - ASEAN Online Sale Day 2022 was launched on August 8, gathering hundreds of regional firms together which offer a diverse range of goods and services at promotional prices.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese midfielder Nguyen Hoang Duc of Viettel FC has been named alongside three other talented footballers as promising stars to watch out for as they try to help their respective clubs enjoy a memorable run during this season’s AFC Cup.

VOV.VN - Hanoi hosted an ASEAN flag hoisting ceremony on August 8 to celebrate the 55th founding anniversary of the bloc, which founded on August 8, 1967, and 27 years since Vietnam became an ASEAN member.

Vietnam and Laos have made great contributions to the building of the ASEAN Community, Lao Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Saleumasay Kommasith has affirmed.

VOV.VN - The nation’s high sense of responsibility as part of ASEAN has reassured members and supports the participation of Laos, Myanmar, and Cambodia in the bloc, thereby turning the dream of an ASEAN family into a reality.