The Canada-ASEAN Business Council (CABC) has urged Canada to secure its economic interests with Vietnam as a key tenet of Canada’s evolving Indo-Pacific strategy, according to an article on Business in Vancouver weekly newspaper.

Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations (UN), has called for closer cooperation between the UN and the European Union (EU) on various issues, including mediation, confidence-building and the promotion of multilateralism.

Ambassador Nguyen Hai Bang, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to ASEAN, on June 10 presided over the 46th meeting of the Board of Trustees of the ASEAN Foundation (AF BOT 46), in his capacity as chair of the board in 2021.

VOV.VN - GOAL, the world's largest online football publication, has recently released its list of the top 25 players from the ASEAN region born on or after January 1, 2002, with four Vietnamese players being named in the rankings.

Vietnamese Ambassador Nguyen Hai Bang on June 8 stressed the significance of the Initiative for ASEAN Integration (IAI) in narrowing development gap between ASEAN countries and building the ASEAN Community, especially amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.

The freshly-concluded sixth Mekong-Lancang Cooperation (MLC) Foreign Ministers’ Meeting offered a chance for countries to affirm their commitments to cooperation in addressing urgent issues in the region, thus ensuring sustainable and inclusive socio-economic development.

Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn highly appreciated the support of the Vietnamese Government and people for the fight against COVID-19 in Cambodia, the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation said in a press release issued on June 8.

VOV.VN - Vietnam National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue and Brunei Legislative Council Speaker Pehin Dato Abdul Rahman Taib, during their phone talks on June 9, discussed measures to promote cooperation between the two legislative bodies and within the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA).

VOV.VN - Vietnamese sports officials have agreed to postpone the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) and the 11th ASEAN Para Games (ASEAN Para Games 11) to be held in Vietnam later this year due to COVID-19.

Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son on June 8 suggested the Mekong-Lancang Cooperation (MLC) implement the three urgent tasks of fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, maintaining economic growth, and preventing environmental degradation.