NEWS & INFORMATION

  • Vietnam attends 20th ASEAN-Russia Senior Officials
    Vietnam attends 20th ASEAN-Russia Senior Officials' Meeting

    4/29/2024 10:08:30 AM

    (KPL/VNA) - Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Do Hung Viet, who is also head of the ASEAN Senior Officials' Meeting (SOM) delegation of Vietnam, attended the 20th ASEAN-Russia SOM in St. Petersburg, Russia, on April 26.

  • Vietnam joins ASEAN Film Festival in London
    Vietnam joins ASEAN Film Festival in London

    4/25/2024 9:34:58 AM

    (KPL/VNA) - Vietnamese film “Story of Pao” by director Ngo Quang Hai will be shown at the ASEAN Film Festival 2024 which opened in London on the night of April 22.

  • ASEAN to implement Guidelines on Responsible Investment in Food, Agriculture
    ASEAN to implement Guidelines on Responsible Investment in Food, Agriculture

    4/24/2024 3:58:54 PM

    (KPL) The ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) is preparing for the implementation of ASEAN Guidelines on Promoting Responsible Investment in Food Agriculture and Forestry Sector (RAI), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and partners announced today.

  • ASEAN Future Forum 2024 wraps up in Hanoi
    ASEAN Future Forum 2024 wraps up in Hanoi

    4/24/2024 10:23:27 AM

    (KPL/VNA)The ASEAN Future Forum 2024 (AFF 2024) wrapped up in Hanoi on April 23 after a day of productive discussions.

  • Forum to discuss new initiatives on ASEAN future vision: Deputy FM
    Forum to discuss new initiatives on ASEAN future vision: Deputy FM

    4/23/2024 10:50:29 AM

    (KPL/VNA) – The ASEAN Future Forum 2024 (AFF 2024), which will take place in Hanoi on April 23, is expected to create a platform for stakeholders to contribute ideas and initiatives on the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)’s future vision, Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Do Hung Viet has said.

  • ASEAN youth empowered to unleash potential: ASEAN chief
    ASEAN youth empowered to unleash potential: ASEAN chief

    4/23/2024 10:47:57 AM

    (KPL/VNA) – 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).

  • ASEAN chief hails Cambodia’s contributions to regional group
    ASEAN chief hails Cambodia’s contributions to regional group

    4/22/2024 10:15:49 AM

    (KPL/VNA)Cambodia has made significant contributions to maintaining peace, stability and economic prosperity in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), ASEAN Secretary-General Kao Kim Hourn has said.

  • ASEAN culture promoted in Mexico
    ASEAN culture promoted in Mexico

    4/19/2024 9:43:07 AM

    (KPL/VNA) Typical and diversified culture of ASEAN countries is being promoted at the ongoing ASEAN Week at the headquarters of Mexico’s Chamber of Deputies in Mexico city from April 15-19.

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    About ASEAN

    The Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN, was established on 8 August 1967 in Bangkok, Thailand, with the signing of the ASEAN Declaration (Bangkok Declaration) by the Founding Fathers of ASEAN: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. Brunei Darussalam joined ASEAN on 7 January 1984, followed by Viet Nam on 28 July 1995, Lao PDR and Myanmar on 23 July 1997, and Cambodia on 30 April 1999, making up what is today the ten Member States of ASEAN.