PM Chinh expressed strong support for the “ASEAN Vision 2045: Our Shared Future”, and outlined three key priorities for cooperation in the coming period.

Vietnam’s high-level delegation joins the summit with a clear message of proactiveness, responsibility, and stronger contributions to ASEAN’s common goals. The country seeks to work closely with other member states to define strategic directions and practical measures to reinforce regional cooperation and elevate ASEAN’s standing in the coming years.

The ASEAN Community Vision 2045, along with new cooperation strategies, will serve as a framework for joint action, proactive adaptation, and enhanced development in the region, Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son said, stressing the need for ASEAN to strengthen its resilience, particularly economic resilience, to withstand external shocks.

As the coordinator of dialogue relations, Viet, who is also head of the ASEAN Senior Officials' Meeting (SOM) delegation of Vietnam, highly valued the role of the UK - a member of G7 and G20, in regional cooperation.

A training course on crime scene investigation (CSI) aimed at enhancing the skills of investigators from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the Republic of Korea (RoK) through the exchange of best practices and experiences opened in Vietnam's central city of Da Nang on November 25.

Vietnam will send out important messages about ASEAN and the future of the bloc at the 44th and 45th ASEAN Summits and related meetings in Vientiane from October 8-11, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Do Hung Viet has said.

A Vietnamese delegation led by Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Le Cong Thanh attended the 6th Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) Environment Ministers' Meeting (GMS-EMM-6) in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on September 13.

Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang and Malaysia's Minister of Foreign Affairs Zambry Abd Kadir committed to promoting regional cooperation during their talks in Beijing on March 28.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc had a meeting with Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea Han Duck-soo in Seoul on December 5, as part of his state visit to the RoK.

Cooperation with regional partners will enable Vietnam to gain experiences from other countries in monitoring and assesing marine debris, said Dr. Nguyen Le Tuan, Director of the Vietnam Institute of Seas and Islands (VISI) on October 10.

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has cemented its network of regional labour inspectors by establishing the ASEAN Labour Inspection Committee (ALICOM).

Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh on April 27 sent a video message to the 77th Session of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission of Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) at the invitation of A.S.Alisjahbana, UN Under-Secretary General and UNESCAP Executive Secretary.

Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen emphasised the importance of the regional cooperation among the Mekong-Lancang Cooperation (MLC) member nations.

As ASEAN Chair in 2020, Vietnam has played an active role in leading joint efforts between regional countries to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Hoang Thi Ha from the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies in Singapore.

Vietnam has demonstrated its strong leadership in spearheading a collective regional response to COVID-19, said Secretary-General of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Dato Lim Jock Hoi.

Vietnamese delegates are joining those from ASEAN member nations, and countries in Asia Pacific at the Regional Conference on Digital Diplomacy (RCDD) in Jakarta, Indonesia on September 10-11.

An international scientific seminar on development process of the ASEAN Economic Community took place in Hanoi on August 13.

The 2018 Horasis Asia Meeting, Asia’s premier gathering of the region’s most senior leaders in business and administration, was opened in the southern province of Binh Duong in November 26.

A training workshop to improve the capacity of anti-corruption and law enforcement agencies in the use of techniques and tactics to investigate corruption cases was launched in Hanoi on March 14.

Japan’s Asia Health and Human Well-Being Initiative regards Vietnam as a country with great potential for cooperation with Japan in terms of health care, said Chairman of the Vietnamese Association in Japan Tran Ngoc Phuc.