At the online meeting, hosted by the Vietnamese court, delegates reached high consensus on many issues, notably the approval of the action plan for six CACJ working groups.

Chief Justice of the Supreme People’s Court of Vietnam Nguyen Hoa Binh.

At the end of the event, they signed the Hanoi Statement, which highlights the success of the first-ever online meeting of the CACJ thanks to Vietnam’s thorough preparations.

The council took note of the severe impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on the socio-economic development of most ASEAN member countries, which has put pressures on courts to handle a large number of cases while preventing the spread of the disease.

The document also acknowledged the initiatives raised by Vietnam and courts of other ASEAN member countries regarding solutions to deal with the pandemic’s impacts, with the aim of promptly addressing cases, protecting legal rights and interests of people, and strictly handling and preventing violations of regulations on pandemic prevention and control, while ensuring safety and minimising the risks of epidemic spread during the settlement.

In his closing remarks, Binh said the success of the meeting demonstrated the development of a harmonious, self-resilient, innovative, cohesive, responsible and responsive ASEAN.

The official expressed his hope that the council will complete all of its set plans and grow further, and pledged to closely coordinate with other chief justices and colleagues of supreme people’s courts in ASEAN, and make efforts to fulfill his tasks, contributing to the development and success of the council.

Vietnam ready for 37th ASEAN Summit

Vietnam is ready to hold the 37th ASEAN Summit and related meetings in November in a format suitable to current conditions, said Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Quoc Dung at a virtual ASEAN Joint Consultative Meeting on Thursday.

Vietnamese carriers to recover faster than ASEAN peers

Passenger traffic for Vietnamese carriers should rebound faster than in other Southeast Asian markets, thanks to the low Covid-19 incidence in the country, a report says.

Vietnam fields first 3-star football academy in ASEAN

The Promotion Fund for Vietnamese Football Talent (PVF) has become the first 3-star football academy of AFC in Southeast Asia.

ASEAN step up cooperation with EU, India

The ASEAN-EU and ASEAN-India Ministerial Meetings were held virtually on September 12 within the framework of the 53rd ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM 53) and Related Meetings.

ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights urged to better performance

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh chaired the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Interface with ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) Representatives that was held online on September 10. 

Source: NDO/VNA