ASEAN 2020: 19th ASEAN Economic Community Council Meeting
In preparation for the 37th ASEAN Summit and related meetings, on November 10, in Hanoi, the 19th ASEAN Economic Community Council Meeting was held under the chair of Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh.
The 19th ASEAN Economic Community Council Meeting is held in preparation for the 37th ASEAN Summit and related meetings slated for November 12-15 in Hanoi (Photo: VNA)
Representatives of ASEAN countries attend the meeting via videoconference (Photo: VNA)
Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh presides over the 19th ASEAN Economic Community Council Meeting (Photo: VNA)
Delegates attending the 19th ASEAN Economic Community Council Meeting which is held online (Photo: VNA)
The 19th ASEAN Economic Community Council Meeting is hosted under the chair of Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh (Photo: VNA)
In the framework of the 37th ASEAN Summit and related meetings, on November 10, the 22nd ASEAN Political-Security Council Meeting was held under the chair of Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh.
ASEAN has continued to move firmly and collectively towards the goal of the ASEAN Community Vision 2025, while dealing with emerging challenges, particularly the COVID-19 pandemic, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh said on November 10.
As part of the 37th ASEAN Summit and related meetings, on November 10, the 28th ASEAN Coordinating Council Meeting was held in a virtual format under the chair of Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh.
Secretary General of the ASEAN-Japan Centre (AJC) Masataka Fujita has appreciated continued efforts by the Vietnamese Government in holding the good ASEAN chairmanship in 2020, especially in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
ASEAN is the world’s third most populous economy and is projected to become the fourth largest economy by 2030. By then, domestic consumption, which powers roughly around 60 percent of ASEAN’s gross domestic product (GDP) today, is expected to double to 4 trillion USD.