(ASEAN) and the United Nations (UN) has been growing stronger than ever in recent years, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said at the 11th ASEAN-Summit held online on November 15.

All 455 lawmakers present at the 14th National Assembly’s 10th session in Hanoi on November 13 voted in favour of a resolution on Vietnam's engagement in the United Nations peacekeeping operations.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc chaired the 21st ASEAN – Republic of Korea Summit in Hanoi on November 12.

The National Assembly passed the appointment of several new ministers and senior government officials, and approved the Resolution on State budget estimate for 2021 on November 12, the eighth working day of the second phase of its 10th session.

VOV.VN - The country has called upon the international community to finalise commitments relating to financial contributions to UN humanitarian activities that can help to combat hunger in Yemen.

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong has emphasised that maintaining peace, stability, solidarity, and unity underlined by the principle of international law in the region should continue to be part of the core values of Southeast Asia and the ASEAN Community.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has done a good job in its role as the ASEAN Chair 2020 amidst COVID-19 challenges both regionally and globally, said diplomats ahead of the 37th ASEAN Summit and its related meetings due to start on November 12.

A capacity building training course for networks of HIV-infected women to improve the voice, status and capacity of women living with HIV was held in Hanoi on November 9.

VOV.VN - The German Embassy in Hanoi and the Vietnam Institute of Culture and Arts Studies (VICAS), recently launched the Buddy Bear Art Competition as part of activities to commemorate the 45th anniversary of the two countries' diplomatic ties.

VOV.VN - The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) held an annual meeting to discuss the ongoing situation in Bosnia–Herzegovina on November 5, with the Vietnamese side being joined by Indonesia in affirming their respect for the independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity of Bosnia-Herzegovina.