Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc led a Vietnamese delegation to the 21st ASEAN Plus Three Summit (with China, Japan and the Republic of Korea) in Singapore on November 15.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc at the event (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc led a Vietnamesedelegation to the 21st ASEAN Plus Three Summit (with China, Japanand the Republic of Korea) in Singapore on November 15.
At the event, the leaders affirmed the role and contributions of ASEAN+3cooperation to peace, security and prosperity of the region, stressing this isone of the most effective collaboration frameworks of ASEAN.
They applauded strong trade and investment relations between ASEAN and thethree partners, with their two-way trade reaching 807.3 billion USD or 31.6percent of ASEAN’s total trade.
They agreed to step up cooperation in such fields as agro-forestry-fishery,health, social security, climate change, disaster management, prevention ofcommunicable diseases, economic cooperation and connectivity and macro-financialstability; support a free, open and rules-based multilateral trade system; andwork hard to conclude negotiations for the Regional Comprehensive EconomicPartnership (RCEP).
The ASEAN+3 leaders praised the outcomes of the Inter-Korea and US-DPRK Summitsand supported efforts towards the complete denuclearisation on the KoreanPeninsula as well as the full and serious implementation of related resolutionsof the United Nations Security Council.
Regarding the regional and global situation, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phucapplauded the positive developments on the Korean Peninsula but noted potentialrisks such as trade conflicts, protectionism, security hotspots, non-traditionalsecurity issues, epidemics, environmental pollution and natural disasters.
He highlighted several initiatives to strengthen ASEAN+3 cooperation likebuilding a mechanism warning regional macroeconomic risks to improve theeconomies’ response readiness and stepping up regional collaboration in earlydisaster warning.
Concluding the summit, the leaders approved the Statement of the ASEAN+3Leaders on cooperation in preventing antibiotic resistance bacteria for abetter life of people.-VNA
Singapore and China on November 14 pledged to work together to promote bilateral ties and the latter’s relations with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc joined leaders of other ASEAN countries and India at the ASEAN-India Informal Breakfast Summit in Singapore on November 15 within the framework of the ongoing 33rd ASEAN Summit.
The 33rd ASEAN Summit opened in Singapore on November 13, focusing on discussing contents of building the ASEAN Community and outlining orientations for ASEAN in following years.
Members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) highly valued the US’s role and contributions to peace, stability, cooperation and prosperity in the region at the 6th ASEAN-US Summit in Singapore on November 15.
Vietnam is deeply concerned about the escalating and complex conflict in the Middle East, which poses a serious threat to the lives and safety of civilians, as well as to regional and global peace and stability.
The Vietnamese Embassy advises the Vietnamese community living, studying, and working in Israel to strictly comply with directions from the Home Front Command and local authorities.
Lawmakers are set to vote on revisions and amendments to a broad spectrum of legal frameworks and impactful resolutions during the final week of the 15th NA's 9th session.
The State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs (SCOVA) has served as a bridge connecting and uniting the community with the homeland, becoming a trusted source of support for Vietnamese expats in times of hardship.
The programme to eliminate temporary and dilapidated houses has achieved notable results, with nearly 263,000 housing units addressed to date, including 225,000 houses inaugurated and 38,000 under construction. Thirty-eight provinces and cities across the nation have already fulfilled their targets.
Stronger efforts and determination are required to achieve and surpass the set targets, especially in the eradication of makeshift and dilapidated houses nationwide, the acceleration of public investment disbursement, and the implementation of nationally important transport projects, PM Pham Minh Chinh noted.
The trip will be made at the invitations of Chinese Premier Li Qiang and WEF President and CEO Børge Brende, according to an announcement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Long spoke highly of the dynamic, positive, and comprehensive development of Vietnam – Russia relations in recent years. He affirmed that the Vietnamese Party and State place great importance on further strengthening the comprehensive strategic partnership with Russia in a substantive and effective manner, in line with the development needs of both nations.
At the conference, participants reported that the Government has so far issued 28 decrees on the delegation of responsibilities and powers between the central Government and two-tier local administrations. Several localities have already piloted the new governance model.
Reality is the ultimate benchmark for success, he said, urging drafting agencies to work out policies that foster development, reduce bureaucratic hurdles, and respect practical conditions.
Under the official dispatch signed on June 20, ministers, heads of ministerial-level agencies, and chairpersons of provincial and municipal People’s Committees are requested to concentrate efforts on implementing core measures to ensure the smooth operations of the new administrative framework.
The Party chief underscored the need for the press to innovate relentlessly, evolve to keep pace with the country's development, transform into a truly professional, humanistic, and modern sector that serves the cause of the Party, the State, and the people on the path to national construction and development.
The UN Secretary-General praised Vietnam’s remarkable achievements in socio-economic development and international integration in recent years, noting that the country has emerged as a model in implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), promoting international peace and security, and engaging in key UN processes.
Nghia affirmed that this is a milestone of special significance, affirming and honouring the the Vietnamese revolutionary press’s glorious tradition of 100 years of serving the revolutionary cause of the Party, serving the Fatherland, and serving the people.
The Party and State of Vietnam always attach great importance to and give top priority to the development of Vietnam–China relations. Vietnam is ready to work with the Chinese Party and State to further deepen the Comprehensive Strategic Cooperative Partnership and promote the building of the Vietnam-China community with a shared future that carries strategic significance.
Under the leadership of President Ho Chi Minh and the CPV, President Cuong said, the press has been a steadfast force on the ideological and cultural front, rallying the masses to pursue national aspirations.
NA Chairman Tran Thanh Man stressed the need to accelerate the application of artificial intelligence and smart teaching equipment, innovate teaching and assessment methods, and further improve the quality of formal education.
He also pledged that the NA will promote its ongoing supervision, making sure that every promise must lead to results, and every commitment must bring about real changes.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc at the event (Photo: VNA) 
