37th ASEAN Summit, related meetings slated for Nov. 12-15
37th ASEAN Summit, related meetings slated for November 12-15
As Chair of ASEAN 2020, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc will preside over the 37th ASEAN Summit and related meetings, which will be held via video conference from November 12-15, Vice Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Duong Hoai Nam told the ministry’s regular press conference on November 5.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc speaks at the 36th ASEAN Summit (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - As Chair of🌟 ASEAN 2020, PrimeMinister Nguyen Xuan Phuc will preside over the 37th ASEAN Summit and related meetings,which wil▨l be held via video conference from November 12-15, Vice Spokesperson ofthe Ministry of Foreign Affairs Duong Hoai Nam told the ministry’s regular pressconference on November 5.
These are the most important meetings during Vietnam’sASEAN Chairmanship and include the 37th ASEAN Summit; ASEAN 1+Summits with China,Japan, the Republic of Korea (RoK), India, the US, Australia and the UN; the ASEAN-NewZealand Leaders’ Summit to commemorate the 45th anniversary of dialogue relations;the 23rd ASEAN+3 Summit; and the 15th East Asia Summit. The RCEP Summit; the Mekong-Japan Summit and the Mekong-RoKSummit; the 10th Summit between Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam; and the Cambodia-Laos-VietnamDevelopment Triangle Summit will also be held. PM Phuc and ASEAN leaders, together with partners, willdiscuss the building process of the ASEAN Community, complete ASEAN priorities andinitiatives in 2020, and bolster ASEAN partnerships. They will also exchange views on regional and internationalissues of mutual concern, and uphold ASEAN’s central role, especially in the worldin the post-pandemic era. ASEAN has basically completed priorities and initiativesin 2020 on schedule, Nam said, including the Mid-Term Review on the 2025 ASEAN CommunityVision and the review of the implementation of the ASEAN Charter. The ASEAN COVID-19 Response Fund has raised 10 millionUSD from member countries and partners. The regional reserve of medical suppliesand ASEAN Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) Network for Public Health and new communicablediseases will be launched during the 37th ASEAN Summit, the spokesperson said. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)comprises 10 member states, namely Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia,Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam./.
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The ASEAN People’s Forum (APF) 2020 kicked off on November 5, with the theme “Southeast Asian People’s Solidarity for an Inclusive, Cohesive and Responsive Community”.
The Australian Government continues to give high priority to Vietnam in its foreign policy, considering the Southeast Asian country one of its key partners in the Indo-Pacific region, and hopes to soon advance the bilateral relationship to the level of comprehensive strategic partnership, said a senior diplomat.
The Republic of Korea (RoK), China and Japan agreed on May 3 to reinforce the regional financial safety net, along with members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), by launching a new financing facility programme meant to extend greater support in case of a financial crisis.
A technical issue combined with an extreme heatwave was blamed for a series of explosions at a military base that killed 20 soldiers and injured several others in Cambodia on April 27, the country’s Ministry of Defence said in a May 2 statement as reported by the Xinhua news agency.
The Customs Department of Thailand is scheduled to commence the collection of value-added tax (VAT) on imported goods sent via postal services, regardless of the goods value, starting in May.
A lecturer from Chulalongkorn University’s Faculty of Medicine has warned Thais to be more vigilant against COVID-19, saying infection rates appeare to be worsening with higher hospital admissions, deaths and severe cases.
Malaysia should harness the collective expertise and resources to drive sustainable growth and development of the halal industry, according to Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry Zafrul Abdul Aziz.
Laos has officially restored the 10% value-added tax (VAT) rate starting May 1, in a bid to support the country’s budget revenue and socio-economic development.
The ASEAN Future Forum 2024 (AFF 2024) entered its second plenary session in Hanoi on the afternoon of April 23, discussing ways to ensure comprehensive security for the people-centred ASEAN Community.
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The Canada-ASEAN Business Council (CABC) and the ASEAN Alliance on Carbon Markets (AACM) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen collaboration and accelerate the implementation of carbon crediting programmes across Southeast Asia.
ASEAN Secretary-General Kao Kim Hourn reaffirmed ASEAN leaders' commitment to empowering the youth to unleash their full potential when he had a dialogue with ASEAN youth in Hanoi on April 22 on the sidelines of the ASEAN Future Forum (AF 2024).
The Thai Government is being urged to increase the proportion of renewable power generation to more than the target of 50% set in the power development plan (PDP).
The Centre for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) of Indonesia on April 21 lifted its tsunami advisory issued previously following the eruption of Mount Ruang in Sitaro district of North Sulawesi province.
Thailand expects to export about 1 million tonnes of durian, valued at an estimated 130 billion THB (3.53 billion USD) this year, with most of the shipments to China, according to Minister of Agriculture Thammanat Prompao.
The 72nd meeting of the ASEAN Working Group on Intellectual Property Cooperation (AWGIPC) and related meetings are being held by the Ministry of Science and Technology’s Intellectual Property Office (IPO) of Vietnam in the central city of Da Nang on April 22-26.
Enhancing regional food security and tackling the pressing challenges of climate change will be key agendas defining Malaysia’s ASEAN Chairmanship in 2025, Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat (lower house) Johari Abdul told the press on April 19.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc speaks at the 36th ASEAN Summit (Photo: VNA) 
