The 37th ASEAN Summit and related meetings, slated for November 12-15, are the most important activity of ASEAN this year, attracting widespread attention both inside and outside of the region, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and General Secretary of the National ASEAN 2020 Committee, Nguyen Quoc Dung, said on November 9.

Thai Minister of Commerce Jurin Laksanawisit will represent Thailand to sign the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) by the middle of this month, said the Bangkok Post on November 7.

A trade working group within the framework of the Ministerial-level Vietnam-Australia Economic Partnership Meeting convened an online meeting on October 27.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) places great importance on reinforcing the extensive strategic partnership for peace and prosperity in Asia between Vietnam and Japan, said NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan during a meeting with the visiting Japanese Prime Minister, Suga Yoshihide, in Hanoi on October 19.

VOV.VN - The Lowy Institute, an independent and nonpartisan international policy think tank based in Sydney, Australia, announced the Asia Power Index 2020 on October 19, in which the nation ranked 12th out of 26 countries and territories, up one place from last year.

VOV.VN - The pan-Asia online news platform the Asia Times has recently published an article praising Vietnam’s swift recovery in the post-novel coronavirus (COVID-19) period, making it one of the best performers in terms of the global economy.

Complicated external situation has made collaboration within the ASEAN bloc more important than ever before, a Singaporean expert told the Vietnam News Agency on the occasion of the 53rd ASEAN Foreign Ministers Meeting underway in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - The 41st General Assembly of ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA-41) came to an end in Hanoi via teleconference on September 10 following three hectic working days.

VOV.VN - As many as 40 documents will be taken into consideration and adopted at the 53rd ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM-53) and related meetings.

The new Japanese government will continue the diplomatic policy for Vietnam under the Abe administration, according to Chief Senior Economist at the Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO) Atsusuke Kawada.