The Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM) in preparation for the 19th Vietnam–Singapore Connectivity Ministerial Meeting (CMM) was held on September 22 in Hanoi in a hybrid format, with the participation of delegates from both countries.

VOV.VN - Vietnam is set to host the 8th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Sports (AMMS 8) from October 15 to 17 and the 16th ASEAN Senior Officials Meeting on Sports (SOMS 16) from October 13 to 15.

The 15th ASEAN Senior Official Meeting on Sports (SOMS-15) opened in the northern province of Vinh Phuc on October 14, drawing the participation of 70 delegates from ten ASEAN member states, Timor Leste, Japan, China, ASEAN Secretariat and partners.

VOV.VN - The Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang has 92 Khmer pagodas. Som Rong is a spacious pagoda with unique Khmer architecture. In April the Soc Trang provincial People’s Committee issued a document recognizing Som Rong as a provincial tourist destination.

VOV.VN - A Vietnamese delegation led by Ambassador Vu Ho, acting Head of ASEAN SOM Vietnam, attended the ASEAN Senior Officials' Meeting (SOM) and 15th ASEAN Coordinating Council Working Group (ACCWG) on Timor Lestes's ASEAN Membership Application on March 6 in Jakarta in Indonesia.

A Vietnamese delegation, led by Ambassador Vu Ho, Head of Vietnam's ASEAN SOM, on November 9 attended a meeting of ASEAN senior officials in preparation for the 40th and 41st ASEAN Summits and related summits.

Ambassador Vu Ho, acting Head of ASEAN SOM Vietnam, has highlighted the importance of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)’s integrity, saying that it is the result of decades-long efforts by its member states.

Designing an appropriate salary and bonus system to attract talents to the state apparatus was a highlight of the sixth ASEAN+3 (China, Japan and the Republic of Korea) senior officials’ meeting (SOM) that was held in Hanoi on August 3 as part of the 21st ASEAN Cooperation on Civil Service Matters.

Ambassador Vu Ho, acting head of Vietnam ASEAN SOM, attended the 29th ASEAN-New Zealand Dialogue which was held virtually on April 7.

VOV.VN - Ambassador Nguyen Quoc Dung, accompanied by his wife Tran Thi Bich Van, arrived in Washington on February 16, starting his term of office as Vietnamese Ambassador to the US.