VOV.VN - Vietnam is currently the ninth largest trading partner and the seventh largest foreign investor in Myanmar, with two-way trade turnover reaching US$860 million in 2018 and US$1.02 billion in 2019, exceeding the target set for 2020.

Vietnam has highlighted the role played by ASEAN in seeking a peaceful solution to the Myanmar issue during a UNSC meeting on November 8 to listen to a report by Erywan Pehin Yusof, Second Minister of Foreign Affairs of of Brunei on efforts regarding the Myanmar situation.

Vietnam’s national U23 football team have qualified for the finals of the AFC Asian Cup after beating Myanmar by a goal to nil.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese U23 team took part in a training session in extremely cold weather conditions on October 29 in Kyrgyzstan in order to have the best possible preparations for the upcoming AFC U23 Asian Cup qualifying match against Myanmar.

The U23 Vietnam earned a fairly hard victory against the U23 Chinese Taipei team with a score of 1-0 in Kyrgyzstan at the 2022 AFC U23 Asian Cup qualifiers on October 27.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on October 26 called on ASEAN to consolidate and strengthen solidarity within the bloc to bring into full play its central role in addressing regional challenges.

Heads of delegations to the ongoing 42nd General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA-42) highlighted the importance of international cooperation and commended timely measures conducted by governments of regional nations in response to the pandemic.

Vietnam shares the difficulties that the country and people of Myanmar are facing due to the COVID-19 pandemic and hopes that ASEAN countries, partners and the international community will join hands to help Myanmar and its people overcome the challenges.

VOV.VN - The Foreign Ministers of ASEAN member states and the United States agreed to give priority to the fight against COVID-19 and post-pandemic economic recovery as part of future co-operation, during a meeting on August 4.

VOV.VN - ASEAN should strive to increase the exchange of technology and share relevant experiences with its partners in terms of research, development, production, and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, regional Foreign Ministers have agreed.