Deputy Foreign Minister Pham Quang Hieu recently wrote an article titled “Asia-Europe Cooperation: Overcoming Difficulties, toward a New Development Stage” on the occasion of Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) Day (March 1).
As a founding member of the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM), the nation has played an active and proactive part of the ASEM process and put forth an array of measures and initiatives aimed at ramping up co-operation within the ASEM across all spheres.
Vietnam will participate in the ASEM Cultural Festival (#ASEMfest) 2021 alongside 10 other countries, to promote its distinctive culture and strengthen cultural connections between Asia and Europe.
Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son on June 22 chaired the ASEM High-level Policy Dialogue themed “ASEM at 25: Strengthening Asia-Europe Partnership in a Transforming World.”
The ASEM High-level Dialogue on "Promoting Women's Economic Empowerment Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic", co-hosted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs, was held in Hanoi on October 12-13.
Vietnam will make the best use of open opportunities for result-oriented cooperation generated by the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) to serve its socio-economic development and improve its position in the international arena, head of the Vietnamese ASEM Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM) Nguyen Minh Hang has said.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has proposed that the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) should take the pioneer role in promoting multilateral cooperation and international order basing on the law as well as responding to global challenges.
The legislatures of Vietnam and the United Kingdom should promote cooperation, thus enhancing mutual understanding and links across fields between the two nations, National Assembly (NA) Vice Chairwoman Tong Thi Phong has told Vice Speaker of the House of Commons of the UK Eleanor Laing.
The ASEM conference on Disaster Risk Reduction and Management held on 14 and 15 September in Da Nang, Vietnam, highlighted the importance of innovation and technology in better preparing for natural disasters. ASEM, or Asia-Europe Meeting, is the most influential comprehensive partnership between Asia and Europe.
