ASEAN, over the past 56 years, has gradually affirmed its position as a pillar of peace, an epicentrum of growth and a nucleus of dialogue and cooperation in the region, wrote Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son in an article named “ASEAN: Epicentrum of peace, cooperation, development” on the occasion of the group’s 56th founding anniversary (August 8, 1967-2023).

VOV.VN - A Vietnamese delegation is attending the 34th meeting of ASEAN Senior Officials on the Environment (ASOEN) and related meetings in Bogor city of West Java province, Indonesia, from July 31 to August 4.

VOV.VN - The Director of the Foreign Relations Department under Ministry of National Defence Major General Vu Thanh Van and Assistant Deputy Minister of Canada’s Department of National Defence Peter Hammerschmidt on July 27 co-hosted the Vietnam – Canada Bilateral Defence Consultation 2023.

VOV.VN - The 11th Ocean Dialogue opened with the theme of “Hybrid Activities: Helping or Hindering Order at Sea”, with the event taking place on July 11 in the northern port city of Hai Phong.

Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen. Lieut. Gen. Hoang Xuan Chien is leading a high-ranking delegation of the Defence Ministry on a working visit to Russia from July 5-7 at the invitation of the Russian Defence Ministry.

VOV.VN - Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen. Lieut. Gen. Hoang Xuan Chien and Matteo Perego di Cremnago, Italian Undersecretary of State for Defence, co-chaired the fourth Vietnam - Italy Defence Policy Dialogue on July 3 as part of the former’s working visit to Italy.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended and delivered a speech at the World Economic Forum (WEF)’s Country Strategic Dialogue on Vietnam in Tianjin city of China on June 26.

VOV.VN - Deputy Minister of National Defense Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien, member of the Central Military Commission, held a meeting on June 26 with Russian Ambassador to Vietnam Gennady Stepanovich Bezdetko.

A delegation of the Vietnamese National Assembly led by Don Tuan Phong, Vice Chairman of the Committee for External Affairs attended the Parliamentary Conference on Interfaith Dialogue which took place from June 13-15 in Marrakesh, Morocco.

VOV.VN - The Future of Electricity – Vietnam (FE-V) initiative was launched in Hanoi on June 5 to help deepen links between energy and climate institutions of Vietnam and Australia, and focus on enhancing knowledge and efficiency in electricity generation, fuels, grids, markets and consumption.