VOV.VN - Over the past 28 years since joining ASEAN as an ‘active and responsible’ member, Vietnam has made practical contributions to a united, peaceful, stable, and developed grouping, said Veeramalla Anjaiah, a senior research fellow at the Centre for Southeast Asian Studies (CSEAS) in an interview granted to a Jakarta based VOV correspondent.

VOV.VN - State President Vo Van Thuong on July 25 (local time) met with Vietnamese Embassy staff in Italy and Vietnamese businesses and community representatives in Rome as part of his State visit to the European country.

Vietnam has actively participated in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) framework and made significant contributions to building a stronger and more reliable ASEAN community, according to Dr Balazs Szanto, a lecturer in political science at the Thai-based Chulalongkorn University.

A union of presidents of Vietnamese people's associations in Italy has come into being, aiming to meet the Vietnamese community’s wish to have a common organisation and help strengthen the two countries’ friendship.

Malaysian Ambassador to Vietnam Dato Tan Yang Thai has said the Vietnam-Malaysia relationship is developing soundly, and there remains potential to strengthen cooperation between the two sides in the coming time.

The 56th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM-56) and related meetings in Jakarta from July 8-14 sent out a message “ASEAN Matters: Epicentrum of Growth” to the region and international community, said Ambassador Vu Ho, acting head of the ASEAN SOM Vietnam.

Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son met with ASEAN Secretary-General Kao Kim Hourn on July 11 on the sidelines of the 56th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM-56) and related meetings in Jakarta, Indonesia.

The GM Vietnam - Vietnam Blockchain Week opened in Ho Chi Minh City on July 7, bringing together top projects in the field.

Kultursommerfestival 2023, a cultural initiative of the Berlin authorities, have taken place at the Vietnamese expat community’s renowned Dong Xuan Centre, entertaining thousands of festival-goers with music performances.

VOV.VN - Senior officials of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee and a visiting delegation of the People's Association (PA) of Singapore shared experience in building community management network during their meeting held in Hanoi on July 4.