Following the first meeting of the National Steering Committee and Organising Committee for AIPA 41 in November last year, the head of the Organising Committee signed a decision establishing the AIPA 41 National Secretariat and sub-committees, which have adjusted the organisation of AIPA 41 towards teleconferencing.

NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan speaks at the meeting.

Speaking at the meeting, NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan said the NA of Vietnam has proposed organising the 41st General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly in the form of a teleconference at Hanoi’s International Convention Centre on September 8-10.

She highlighted the significance of preparations for the event, from the technical infrastructure to the content, logistics, and communications work, saying content preparation requires close coordination between the relevant agencies in order to reach consensus among AIPA member and observer countries.

The top Vietnamese legislator sent a letter last March to the heads of AIPA member legislatures and the AIPA Secretary General on the Covid-19 pandemic, calling on them to join hands with the government in the fight. Her appeal has received a warm response in AIPA member parliaments.

The ASEAN Leaders’ Interface with Representatives of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly was also held online within the framework of the 36th ASEAN Summit in June.

Together for a cohesive and responsive ASEAN Community

Vietnam’s accession to ASEAN in 1995 is one of the most important milestones not only in Vietnam’s foreign policy history since the August Revolution in 1945, but also in the development of ASEAN. This historic event holds important significance, bringing Southeast Asia from confrontation to dialogue, from distrust to trust, from division to solidarity.

Vietnam among most price sensitive ASEAN markets

Vietnam is among the most price sensitive markets in Southeast Asia with over 80 percent of shoppers noticing when a product’s price changes.

Various activities to be held for ASEAN businesses this year

The Vietnam Business Summit 2020, themed “Digitalised Vietnam: Adaptability Towards Sustainable Development”, is to take place on November 12, a press conference in Hanoi on July 22 heard.

Quang Ninh receives ASEAN Sustainable Urban Tourism Products Award 2020

The authorities and people of Mong Cai City, in the northern province of Quang Ninh, held a ceremony on July 18 to receive the ASEAN Sustainable Urban Tourism Products Award 2020 for the Border Propaganda Information Cluster at Sa Vi Cape, Mong Cai City.

ASEAN Film Week 2020 to take place in three major cities

The ASEAN Film Week 2020 is scheduled to take place in the three major cities of Hanoi, Da Nang and Ho Chi Minh City from July 18-26, 2020, to celebrate Vietnam’s year holding the ASEAN Chairmanship.

Source: NDO