Efforts to deepen ASEAN's partnerships, contribute to peace, stability, sustainable development At the 58th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and related sessions, member states and partners pledged deeper cooperation, reaffirming ASEAN’s central role in regional stability and sustainable growth. 16:08 | 11/07/2025
Việt Nam promotes comprehensive approach to human rights in ASEAN Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bùi Thanh Sơn announced that Việt Nam is actively finalising internal procedures to support Timor-Leste’s accession to the treaty, and called for sustained ASEAN dialogue with nuclear-weapon states to encourage their eventual signing of the SEANWFZ protocol. 08:42 | 09/07/2025
Ha Long Bay listed among ASEAN’s top 15 tourist destinations Ha Long Bay, along with Hoi An and Sa Pa, has been recognized as one of the top travel destinations in Southeast Asia by Gulf News in its feature titled “Top 15 Southeast Asia tourist destinations - Why it’s worth a visit.” 10:52 | 24/06/2025
ASEAN – RoK bolster strategic connectivity The RoK reiterated its commitment to the ASEAN–RoK partnership and its support for implementing the ASEAN Action Plan and ASEAN Vision 2045. 09:22 | 18/06/2025
PM stresses ASEAN’s position on oceans at UNOC 3 The PM called on the international community to act faster, more strongly, and more decisively and to gather joint efforts by countries, regions, and the whole world in preserving and sustainably using the blue ocean. 09:12 | 10/06/2025
PM Chính proposes financial centre connectivity among ASEAN, Gulf nations and China PM Phạm Minh Chính welcomed the fact that the world’s three leading economic engines — ASEAN, the GCC and China — are engaging in dialogue, strengthening coordination and opening up a historic opportunity to build a new inter-regional strategic cooperation space for a prosperous, inclusive and sustainable future for all countries. 08:34 | 28/05/2025
Việt Nam attends emergency ASEAN FMs' meeting on earthquake aftermath in Myanmar, Thailand Việt Nam is urgently preparing to provide Myanmar with essential goods and supplies, while deploying more than 100 personnel from the Ministry of National Defence and the Ministry of Public Security to Myanmar to join rescue and relief efforts, scheduled for March 30. 08:42 | 31/03/2025
Party chief’s trip to enhance cooperation with Indonesia, Singapore, ASEAN: Diplomat The trip takes place at a time when Việt Nam is celebrating the 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations with Indonesia and the 30th anniversary of its ASEAN membership – a historic milestone marking the start of Việt Nam's regional and international integration. 14:53 | 07/03/2025
ASEAN urged to transform into a middle-class society, regional supply chain ASEAN should evolve into a middle-class society, becoming a substantial consumer market rather than merely serving as production sites in the traditional model of export-led industrialization, Liew Chin Tong, Deputy Minister of Invesment, Trade and Industry (MITI) has said. 09:08 | 09/01/2025
'Diverse economic, political landscapes' make ASEAN foreign investment hub The ASEAN region has become a significant destination for foreign direct investment (FDI) thanks to its 'diverse economic and political landscapes,' an official from Laos said at a forum in HCM City on Friday. 10:58 | 29/12/2024
