Vietnam’s chairing the virtual 37th ASEAN Summit and Related Summits over the last week was an exceptional achievement given the hugely disruptive impact of COVID-19 on the ASEAN calendar this year, Australian Ambassador to ASEAN Will Nankervis has said.

VOV.VN - Two-way trade turnover between the country and 14 nations involved in the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement hit US$240 billion during the opening 10 months of this year, accounting for 54.6% of total Vietnamese import-export turnover.

VOV.VN - How to enhance tourism development connectivity between Ho Chi Minh City and northeastern provinces during the 2020- 2025 period took centre stage at a conference which transpired in the northern province of Quang Ninh's Ha Long City on November 20 in the presence of Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese team “Catfish”, made up of teammates Hoa Phung and Thinh Nguyen from RMIT University Vietnam, claimed first place at the Regional finals of the ASEAN Data Science Explorers 2020 (ADSE 2020), which recently took place in an online format.

VOV.VN - Since joining the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) in 1998 Vietnam has proved itself to be a proactive and responsible member, and has made substantial contributions to the group’s prosperous development.

VOV.VN - Plenty of investment opportunities exist for Vietnamese firms in the 32 French-speaking nations in Africa, an area that boasts a large market and a total population of over 570 million people that is anticipated to develop into one of the world’s new economic development hubs in the time ahead.

The signing of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) shows the rest of the world that signatory countries believe in open and rule-based trade, Iman Pambagyo, Chief of the RCEP Trade Negotiating Committee of ASEAN, has said.

The 37th ASEAN Summit and related meetings concluded on a high note, showing the wider region and the world that the COVID-19 pandemic could neither derail ASEAN’s commitments nor delay its plans, affirmed Ambassador/Permanent Representative of Thailand to ASEAN Phasporn Sangasubana.

VOV.VN - The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement was signed on November 15 by ministers of ASEAN countries and their five partners, namely Australia, China, Japan, the Republic of Korea, and New Zealand.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has announced the negotiation process of the regional comprehensive economic partnership (RCEP) agreement has officially been concluded and the trade deal is ready to be signed shortly.