VOV.VN - Lao Minister of Foreign Affairs Saleusay Kommasith has glowingly spoken of Vietnam's leadership role in its capacity as ASEAN Chair, as well as Vietnamese contributions to strengthening the bloc’s role at the regional and international forums.

The top 60 Vietnamese start-ups chosen from thousands of contestants competed at the semi-final round of the 2020 Vietnam Start-up Wheel contest in HCM City on November 13.

Leaders from ASEAN member countries, and the Republic of Korea (RoK), Japan and China shared the view on the need to enhance their cooperation in the COVID-19 fight and economic recovery, during the 23rd ASEAN Plus Three (APT) Summit held online on November 14.

VOV.VN - Pham Luong Son, deputy general director of the Vietnam Social Security (VSS), and Ann Marie Yastishock, mission director of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Vietnam, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on November 6 on health insurance co-operation for the 2020 to 2024 period.

A photo exhibition themed “The life we miss” is being held in Sydney, Australia, from October 30 to November 15, with the aim of raising fund for flood-affected people in Vietnam’s central region.

VOV.VN - Approximately 5,000 runners from 21 countries worldwide participated in the LongBien Marathon 2020 in the Viet Hung urban area of Hanoi on November 1, aiming to raise funds for flood victims in the central region.

VOV.VN - The 20th annual Fun Run for Charity is scheduled to take place on November 15 in District 7 of Ho Chi Minh City as part of efforts to raise funds for people nationwide who are suffering financial difficulties.

Vietnamese Embassies in Malaysia and the United Kingdom and local Vietnamese societies there have been busy over the last several days raising funds for flood-stricken people in the central region.

VOV.VN - The EU has donated EUR1.3 million, equivalent to over VND35.6 billion, in critical humanitarian assistance to families who have been affected by severe flooding in central Vietnam since the beginning of October.

HSBC Vietnam has teamed up with World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF) Vietnam in rolling out a project worth VND10 billion (US$431,800) to recover submerged forests at the Ca Mau Cape National Park in the southernmost province of Ca Mau.