Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Do Hung Viet and Permanent Secretary in the Singaporean Ministry of Foreign Affairs Albert Chua co-chaired the 15th Vietnam - Singapore Political Consultation in Hanoi on May 18.
The ASEAN Village Network (AVN) will focus on three cooperation areas in its implementation namely tourist village, digital village and One Village One Product (OVOP), in order to promote the comprehensive connectivity and development in the region.
Brunei has ratified the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, the last of the original 11 signatories of the trade and investment deal to do so.
The Philippines, as the last member country to deposit its instrument of ratification recently, will see the agreement enter into force on June 2.
Indonesia recorded a trade surplus of 3.94 billion USD in April, up from the previous month's 2.91 billion USD, according to Statistics Indonesia (BPS).
Russian Ambassador to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Evgeny Zagaynov has underlined the importance of Southeast Asia in the world.
Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Do Hung Viet is attending the 79th session of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) that is being held in Bangkok, Thailand, on May 15 and 16, with the participation of nearly 650 delegates from 49 countries and territories as well as regional and international organisations.
ASEAN members have agreed to increase the use of local currency transactions and push for a better regional payment connectivity, in a move that could be seen as a continuing shift in de-dollarization in the region.
<p>Time: November 2025<br /> By: WTO and International Trade Group, Legal Department – VCCI</p>
