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Regarding promoting regional security and peace, delegates highlighted the importance of complying with international rules, Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea (DOC) and working towards the adoption of the Code of Conduct (COC) to ensure peace, security and safety in the South China Sea (called East Sea by Việt Nam). … [Read more...] about Meeting of ASEAN parliament leaders wraps up with important resolutions adopted

This is the first time ever such a meeting of young parliamentarians of AIPA has been organised. The idea of organising such meeting was initiated by Vietnamese NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan when she assumed the role of AIPA 41 Chair. It had been reiterated in the ASEAN Leaders' Interface with Representatives of AIPA and the ASEAN Leaders’ Interface with Representatives of ASEAN Youth within the 36th ASEAN Summit./. … [Read more...] about Role of young parliamentarians highlighted within AIPA 41’s framework

During the event, participants exchanged experiences in promoting the participation of young parliamentarians in building the ASEAN Community in the context of the Fourth Industrial Revolution and the COVID-19 pandemic’s impacts on all spheres of socio-economic life in ASEAN member countries. … [Read more...] about Role of young parliamentarians highlighted at AIPA-41

Geneva (VNA) - Vietnam hailed the World Health Organisation (WHO)’s initiative to set up the Facilitation Council of the Access to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator (ACT-A) as it will help step up the development and equitable distribution of vaccines and technologies in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, said Ambassador Le Thi Tuyet Mai, head of the Permanent Mission of Vietnam to the UN, WTO and other international organisations in Geneva. At the first meeting of the council on September 10, Mai thanked the WHO and the European Mission for inviting Vietnam to attend the event as the ASEAN Chair in 2020. She went on by highlighting ASEAN and Vietnam’s recent efforts in response to the coronavirus outbreak, and affirming the member states’ commitments to enhancing solidarity and international cooperation to fight the pandemic, particularly activities of the Facilitation Council of the ATC-A so as to promote equitable access to vaccines and tools responding to the pandemic … [Read more...] about Facilitation Council of ACT-A important to fight COVID-19: Vietnamese diplomat

The EVFTA fully covers FDI from the EU. Without integration into GVCs, the growth in trade will be limited at some stage. In this context, the biggest challenge will be whether the business communities of Vietnam and the EU can fully reap the benefits of the EVFTA. Already today, the added value – which is basically the wealth that remains in Vietnam – is higher from EU FDI created exports than from other investors. … [Read more...] about Investing in people to avail of EU’s tech advances