ASEAN countries and New Zealand affirmed the importance of bilateral relations, stressing that the two sides share many common concerns, interests, and visions on regional peace, stability, and prosperity.
Vietnam actively contributed to the success of the retreat, engaging in discussions across key agenda items, expressing strong support for Malaysia’s economic initiatives and priorities for its 2025 ASEAN Chairmanship.
Themed “Building a United, Inclusive and Resilient ASEAN amidst Global Transformation”, the forum brought together over 600 in-person participants, including more than 230 international delegates, who shared their analyses clarifying both immediate and long-term opportunities and challenges facing the ASEAN Community.
Vietnam has reaffirmed its commitments to gender equality and women’s empowerment through the implementation of robust policies and significant achievements.
Ngo Phuong Ly, spouse of Vietnam’s Party General Secretary To Lam, attended the 9th ASEAN Traditional Textile Symposium in Laos from November 3-6 at the invitation of Naly Sisoulith, spouse of the Lao Party General Secretary and President Thongloun Sisoulith.
Vietnam will continue to provide optimal conditions for the promotion of cooperation among ASEAN veterans businesses and entrepreneurs, contributing to common efforts to build a united, self-reliant, and sustainably developed ASEAN Community, pledged Vice State President of Vietnam Vo Thi Anh Xuan at the opening of the first Veterans Confederation of ASEAN Countries (VECONAC) Business Forum in Hanoi on October 25.
Malaysia, as ASEAN Chair in 2025, is committed to building strategic trust among member nations through dialogue, diplomacy, and goodwill, according to its Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan.
The 44th and 45th ASEAN Summits and related summits under the theme “ASEAN: Enhancing Connectivity and Resilience” officially opened in Vientiane on October 9.
Vietnamese Ambassador to Laos Nguyen Minh Tam has emphasised Vietnam’s tangible and wholehearted contributions to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) over the past time.
A Vietnamese delegation led by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Do Hung Viet attended a preparatory meeting for the 44th and 45th ASEAN Summits and related meetings in Vientiane, Laos, on October 7.
Minister of Public Security Sen. Lieut. Gen. Luong Tam Quang on August 28 had a meeting with Secretary-General of ASEAN Kao Kim Hourn in Vientiane, Laos, on August 28 on the sidelines of the 18th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Transnational Crime (AMMTC-18).
A ceremony to celebrate the 57th ASEAN Day was held at the ASEAN Secretariat’s headquarters in Jakarta on August 8.
ASEAN is on a positive trajectory to become the world’s fourth-largest economy by 2030 from the current fifth place, according to insiders.
A regional exchange workshop to promote collaboration among member organisations of the Mekong Extension Learning Alliance (MELA) is taking place in the northern province of Quang Ninh from July 24 – 27.
Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Tran Thanh Man received new ambassadors and representatives of ASEAN member states and Timor-Leste in Hanoi on June 13.
Secretary-General of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Kao Kim Hourn has praised Vietnam's contributions to building ASEAN Community at a meeting with Ton Thi Ngoc Huong, the new ambassador and permanent representative of Vietnam to the bloc in Jakarta on May 13.
Malaysian Minister of Communications Fahmi Fadzil has said the Southeast Asian nation is delighted to assume the role of ASEAN Chair 2025 with the aim of injecting new vitality into the forums of this bloc and addressing future challenges.
