VOV.VN - China has long been Vietnam’s top trading partner, with bilateral trade soaring to approximately US$172 billion by 2023, while the Vietnamese side claims the title of being China's largest trading partner within ASEAN and fifth in the world overall.

The Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security on March 18 handed over 50 vehicles to the Lao Ministry of Public Security to help it ensure safety for activities held during Laos's Chairmanship of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) this year.

VOV.VN - The Japanese Government and firms have chosen Vietnam to process seafood products, including scallops, to export greater amounts of the products to ASEAN member states and the United States moving forward, said Toru Yoshimatsu, representative of the Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF).

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh outlined major orientations for ASEAN and Australia to make crucial breakthroughs in their cooperation partnership during a special summit in Melbourne, Australia, on March 6.

Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) and Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen. Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Tan Cuong led a Vietnamese delegation to the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Retreat (ADMM-Retreat) held in the northern Lao city of Luang Prabang on March 5.

Deputy Defence Minister Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien led a delegation from the Ministry of Defence to the 13th ASEAN-Japan Defence Vice-Ministerial Forum that opened in Tokyo on January 30.

Vietnam and Cambodia on January 28 pledged to provide maximum assistance to Laos to help it successfully perform the role as Chair of ASEAN 2024.

The ASEAN – Japan conference on gender equality will be held in Hanoi on January 9-12, 2024, under the theme of “Comprehensive approach for gender equality in and through sports”, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said on December 11.

Vietnam’s teams have secured an absolute victory at the ASEAN Student Contest on Information Security (ASCIS) 2023 after overcoming teams from other ASEAN nations.

VOV.VN - China remains Vietnam’s biggest trade partner, while Vietnam continues to be the fourth largest trade partner of the neighbouring country, as well as the biggest in ASEAN for many years.