VOV.VN - China has long been Vietnam’s top trading partner, with bilateral trade soaring to approximately US$172 billion by 2023, while the Vietnamese side claims the title of being China's largest trading partner within ASEAN and fifth in the world overall.

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Head of the ASEAN Senior Official Meeting (SOM) delegation of Vietnam Do Hung Viet and Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, SOM Leader of the Republic of Korea (RoK) Chung Byung-won co-chaired the 28th ASEAN-RoK Dialogue on April 4.

A Vietnamese delegation led by Deputy Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) Pham Quang Dung attended a policy dialogue between central bank governors of ASEAN countries and financial institutions' Chief Executive Officers on April 4 in Luang Prabang, Laos.

VOV.VN - Minister of Finance Ho Duc Phoc and Deputy Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam Pham Quang Dung shared Vietnam's monetary policy and monetary cooperation initiatives at a host of meetings with financial and monetary partners.

VOV.VN - The first ever Vietnam-ASEAN festival is scheduled to take place from August 3 to August 4 in the central beach city of Da Nang.

VOV.VN - About 200 delegates will attend the ASEAN Future Forum 2024 that is scheduled to take place in Hanoi on April 22, announced the Ministry of Foreign Affairs at a press briefing in Hanoi on April 1.

More than 10,000 vouchers with an estimated value of VND5 billion (US$200,000) have been offered for tourists visiting the city during the promotion programme titled "Enjoy Da Nang" in year-around flooded festivals.

The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA), in collaboration with United Nations offices in Vietnam, on March 28 held a public launch of the ASEAN Regional Guidance on empowering women and children: Delivering quality social work services for those at risk of or affected by violence and development of an action plan for rollout in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - HSBC has unveiled a US$1 billion ASEAN Growth Fund to help scale up platform players in ASEAN and Vietnam’s booming digital economy.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Kim Son has met representatives of the ruling party, the parliament and government of Angola in Luanda during his working trip for the seventh meeting of the Vietnam – Angola inter-government committee.