The member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), including Vietnam, are actively implementing the three pillars of the ASEAN Community to stabilise security and overcome regional challenges, said a Malaysian expert.
Vietnam has made an important contribution to the operation of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), through some initiatives aimed at addressing challenges and issues in the bloc, such as responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, accelerating the negotiation process for a Code of Conduct in the East Sea (COC) or advocating the five-point consensus on Myanmar.
The 11th meeting of the ASEAN Coordinating Council Working Group on Timor-Leste’s Application for ASEAN Membership was held on July 29 via teleconference.
APEC has gained important achievements in all of its three pillars of trade and investment liberalisation, business facilitation, and economic-technology cooperation.
The ASEAN Community, due to take shape on December 31, 2015, is expected to offer both opportunities and challenges for Vietnam in general and the Mekong Delta region in particular.
November 22, 2015 has been engraved in the history of the ASEAN as it witnessed the signing of the Kuala Lumpur Declaration on the Establishment of the ASEAN Community.
Indonesia is increasing its national competitive edge in anticipation for the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC), which will take shape at the end of the year.
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member countries are moving closer to their goal of establishing the ASEAN Community on December 31, 2015.
The National Assembly’s Committee for External Relations held a meeting in Hanoi on August 19, offering insight into the pros and cons Vietnam will face in the ASEAN Community.