The United States has intensified its interactions with ASEAN this year partly because Vietnam has been assuming ASEAN 2020 Chairmanship, said Prof. Pankaj Jha from India’s O.P. Jindal Global University in his article published on modernpolicy.eu on December 22.

Leaders of the General Department of Sports and Physical Training under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the sub-committees met in Hanoi on December 22 to review preparations for the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) and the 11th Southeast Asian Para Games (ASEAN Para Games 11).

Vietnam and Indonesia have always been trustworthy and loyal friends amid various political fluctuations in the region and the world during their 65 years of diplomatic relations, Vietnamese Ambassador to Indonesia Pham Vinh Quang told a meeting with local and international media agencies in Jakarta on December 22.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese national women’s football team have ended the year by being ranked among the five leading teams in Asia, according to the final rankings of the year released by FIFA.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi issued a joint statement during their online talks on Dec. 21 to set orientations for developing the comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries.

VOV.VN - The year 2020 has seen many countries become more outspoken about the East Sea (known internationally as the South China Sea) through diplomatic notes exchanged at the UN.

VOV.VN - The Central Steering Committee on Disaster Prevention and Control hold an urgent meeting on December 20 in Hanoi to discuss a range of solutions to respond to a tropical depression that strengthened into a storm, the 14th to hit the East Sea this year, with international name of Krovanh.

A submarine of the Vietnamese navy rescued a Russian cargo vessel experiencing engine failure around 120 miles northeast of Cam Ranh Bay in the south-central province of Khanh Hoa on December 9, said spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang.

VOV.VN - A spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Dec. 17 that Vietnam is verifying information about the concentration of radiation iodine-129 which is abnormally high in the East Sea, internationally known as the South China Sea.

Maritime cooperation is an essential part of the COVID-19 response and post-pandemic recovery, the 8th Expanded ASEAN Maritime Forum (EAMF), held in both the in-person and online formats on December 15, heard.