Leaders of Thailand and Singapore have agreed to deepen cooperation in various areas such as such as economy, tourism, defence and food security.

Vietnam and China have cooperated in natural disaster prevention, control, and mitigation as Typhoon Yagi scythed through a number of their cities and provinces, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said on September 13.

A Vietnamese delegation led by Deputy Defence Minister Sen. Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Chi Vinh attended the tenth Japan-ASEAN Defence Vice Ministerial Forum that took place in Japan’s Nagoya city on September 10.

Japan’s experience in land management was introduced at a workshop held in Hanoi on December 8 within the framework of the “initiative and research on Japan-ASEAN strategic policy on land management institution” programme.

Ho Chi Minh City’s Department of Planning and Investment has asked the municipal People’s Committee to approve a new flood-prevention project.

A book titled “Kyojinka: enhancing national capacity in combating natural disasters in Japan, Asia and the world” has been introduced to Vietnamese readers.

Vu Trong Kim, Vice President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee, received Director General of Hungary’s National Directorate General for Disaster Management Tollar Tibor on Nov 25

Solutions were proposed to strengthen the partnership in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum for natural disaster response and reduction to ensure a sustainable community.