VOV.VN - The nation’s attendance at the General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA-42) marks one of the first official multilateral external activities of the 15th National Assembly (NA), continuing to demonstrate its position and role following the AIPA- 41 held in Hanoi.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the ASEAN Women's Circle of Hanoi (AWCH) on August 8 jointly held the ASEAN Family Day 2021 themed “ASEAN unites and joins hands to fight COVID-19”.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has requested that New Zealand help ASEAN in its ongoing response to COVID-19, providing timely and equal vaccine access, along with help with the bloc’s economic recovery.

VOV.VN - Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son has underlined the need to focus on COVID-19 response, and called on East Asia Summit (EAS) partners to support the equal supply of vaccines for ASEAN and raise vaccine self-sufficiency in the region.

ASEAN member countries on August 2 committed to maintaining nuclear weapon-free Southeast Asia and ensuring the right to using nuclear energy for peaceful purposes of countries.

Deputy Foreign Minister and head of the Vietnam ASEAN SOM Nguyen Quoc Dung on June 21 attended the ASEAN Senior Officials' Meeting (ASEAN SOM) and a meeting of the Executive Committee of the Southeast Asian Nuclear Weapon Free Zone Treaty Commission, which were hosted virtually by Brunei.

A Vietnamese delegation led by Colonel Pham Manh Thang, Deputy Director of the Defence Ministry’s Foreign Relations Department, attended a conference of the ASEAN Defence Senior Officials’ Meeting Plus Working Group (ADSOM+ WG) held via video conference on June 11.

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).

Ambassador Nguyen Hai Bang, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to ASEAN, attended the East Asia Summit (EAS) Ambassadors' Meeting in Jakarta (EAMJ) in 2021 which took place virtually on June 7.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and Brunei have agreed to increase their all-round cooperation, especially in economics, trade and investment, in an effort to double bilateral trade value in the coming time.