A joint SBV-IMF high-level conference, themed “Securing Growth and Resilience in the ASEAN: Policies for the Post-COVID-19 World”, was held in Hanoi on November 10.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his Lao counterpart Thongloun Sisoulith have affirmed that they will give top priority to the sound relations, and special friendship and comprehensive cooperation between the two countries during their phone talks on November 10.

The ASEAN Economic Ministers’ Troika Open-ended Dialogue with Switzerland Trade Minister was held online on November 10 within the framework of the 37th ASEAN Summit and related meetings.

VOV.VN - Deputy Minister of Defence and Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien hosted a reception on November 10 in Hanoi for Chinese Ambassador to Vietnam Xiong Bo.

VOV.VN - Masataka Fujita, secretary general of the ASEAN-Japan Centre (AJC), has expressed great appreciation for the sustained efforts made by the Vietnamese Government in undertaking the role of ASEAN Chair in 2020, especially amid the impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

VOV.VN - The Straits Times, a daily English-language broadsheet newspaper in Singapore, ran an article on November 9 that detailed some impressive achievements by the nation in its role as ASEAN Chair 2020.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc underlined the need to redouble efforts as a means of avoiding economic lag while addressing the plenary session of the 10th National Assembly (NA) sitting on November 10, with the meeting ending two and a half days of question-and-answer activities.

A capacity building training course for networks of HIV-infected women to improve the voice, status and capacity of women living with HIV was held in Hanoi on November 9.

Thirty-nine students with disabilities will develop the skills needed to take on digital employment opportunities to help them live independently, support their families and contribute to the digital economy.

VOV.VN - Deputy Foreign Minister and General Secretary of the National ASEAN 2020 Committee Nguyen Quoc Dung explained the progress relating to the implementation of initiatives that Vietnam has outlined during its year as ASEAN Chair when talking recently to the media.