Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc chaired the 21st ASEAN – Republic of Korea Summit in Hanoi on November 12.

VOV.VN - The nation will contribute US$100,000 to ASEAN’s COVID-19 fund, while it has pledged to contribute US$5 million worth of medical supplies to the Regional Reserve of Medical Supplies, said Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc at the 37th ASEAN Summit held in Hanoi on November 12.

Modern Diplomacy, an invaluable platform for assessing and evaluating complex international issues, on November 10 ran an article giving an assessment of Vietnam’s performance as ASEAN 2020 Chair and the significance of the 37th ASEAN Summit for the region amid current challenges.

Vietnam has performed remarkably well as Chair of ASEAN in the face of all the obstacles and hurdles, said Choi Shing Kwok, Director of Singapore’s ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute and head of the ASEAN Studies Centre under ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute.​

Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung called for drastic measures to minimise the damage set to be caused by Etau and Vamco, the 12th and 13th storms to hit the East Sea this year, at a meeting in Hanoi on November 10.

ASEAN Foreign Ministers reiterated the grouping’s resolve to resume negotiations on the Code of Conduct in the East Sea (COC) with China, during the 22nd ASEAN Political-Security Community (APSC) Council Meeting held online on November 10.

VOV.VN - Storm Etau, the 12th in the East Sea this year, is causing heavy downpours with total rainfall of 50-150mm, packing strong winds gusting up to 12 category in the country’s central region, the National Centre of Hydro-meteorological and Forecasting (NCHF) reported on November 10 morning.

As Vietnam is serving as ASEAN Chair in 2020, many Russian experts have their belief in the Southeast Asian nation’s activeness in promoting ASEAN-Russia cooperative relations.

Over 20 Ukrainian scholars, experts and lawyers have participated in a round table discussion on jurisdiction at disputed areas in Black Sea, Sea of Azov and East Sea at the press centre of the Ukrainian Independent Information Agency (UNIAN).

VOV.VN - Central Vietnam which has taken the brunt of recent subsequent storms is bracing itself for another storm which has developed in the East Sea and is heading towards the country’s south-central coast.