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Vietnam has chosen “Cohesive and Responsive” as the theme of the ASEAN Chairmanship Year 2020, given the complicated developments in the region and the world.

Vietnam has chosen “Cohesive and Responsive” as the theme of the ASEAN Chairmanship Year 2020, given the complicated developments in the region and the world that pose many challenges to multilateralism and free trade as well as the increasing non-traditional security threats.

Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha chaired an international press conference in Bangkok on June 23 to make known the outcomes of the 34th ASEAN Summit.

A new underground tunnel, which is far below the sea level, has been discovered in the world’s largest cave Son Doong in the central province of Quang Binh.

By hosting the second DPRK-USA Summit, Vietnam has showed its foreign policy, resolve and desire to contribute to peace and stability in the region and the world at large, said a senior diplomat.

Vietnam is willing to provide the best conditions for the second DPRK-USA Summit scheduled to take place in the capital city of Hanoi on February 27 and 28, said a local official.

The Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs held an international press conference in Jakarta on January 9 to review its work in the past time and announce diplomatic priorities for 2019.

The final meeting of the 14th National Assembly (NA)’s sixth session took place in Hanoi on November 20 under the chair of NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan, which was live broadcast nationwide.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Indonesian President Joko Widodo have stressed the need to create breakthroughs in bilateral economic cooperation, making it the main pillar of the strategic partnership between Vietnam and Indonesia.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Mexico held a fund-raising ceremony on August 7 to collect money for Lao people affected by the collapse of the Sepien-Senamnoi hydropower dam in the southern province of Attapeu.

The rescue forces in Laos had found the bodies of 31 victims in the collapse of the Sepien-Senamnoi hydropower dam as of August 6, Lao Foreign Minister Saleumxay Kommasith revealed at an international press conference held in Vientiane on August 7.

The 10th Cambodia – Laos – Vietnam Summit on Development Triangle Area (CLV-10), which took place in Hanoi on March 31, has opened up a new chapter for the trio’s cooperation.

The sixth Greater Mekong Subregion Summit wrapped up successfully with many key documents ratified, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc affirmed at an international press conference in Hanoi on March 31.

The first-ever Business Forum will be a highlight of the sixth Greater Mekong Sub-region Summit (GMS 6) to be held in Vietnam later this month, heard an international press conference in Hanoi on March 15.

ASEAN continues to be a priority in Indonesia’s foreign policy in 2018 with the focus on strengthening ASEAN unity and centrality, said Indonesia’s Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi.

The 25th APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting on November 11 is an important event within the framework of the APEC Economic Leaders’ Week underway in the central city of Da Nang.

Vietnam’s President Tran Dai Quang and Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi exchanged specific measures to enhance the bilateral cooperation in wide-ranging fields during their talks in Hanoi on September 6.

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) remains a focus in Indonesia’s external policy for 2017.

The freshly-concluded 7th ACMECS Summit, the 8th CLMV and WEF Mekong in Hanoi have underlined the need to promote intra-bloc relations while developing ties with developed countries and partners.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has called on Japan’s Mitsubishi Corporation to pour more investments in Vietnam, especially in the field of production.