At a ceremony to hand over the chairmanship to Indonesia on July 18, Vietnamese Counsellor in Mexico Tran Thanh Tam summarised the committee’s operations in the first six months of 2019, including the organisation of seminars and meetings with local authorities to strengthen friendship and solidarity among the ASEAN countries as well as the grouping and Mexico.

The Ambassadors of Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia and Vietnam in Mexico.

Receiving the new position, Indonesian Ambassador Cosmas Cheppy Tri Prakoso Wartono pledged to work hard to strengthen activities of the committee, thus enhancing the relationship between the association and Mexico in all fields, especially in trade, investment, tourism and culture.

Other ambassadors from ASEAN countries affirmed the significance of fostering intra-bloc solidarity as well as all-round partnership with Mexico, contributing to enhancing the image and prestige of ASEAN.

According to Mexico’s Ministry of Economy, trade between Mexico and Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam enjoyed annual growth of over 10 percent to 9.242 billion USD in the first four months of 2019.

Saigon Innovation Hub joins ASEAN startup programme

The Saigon Innovation Hub (SIHUB) has been appointed by the government of Malaysia as the only representative of Vietnam to join the ASEAN startup programme.

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc attends plenum of 34th ASEAN Summit

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc joined other ASEAN leaders at the plenary session of the 34th ASEAN Summit in Bangkok, Thailand, on June 22, discussing orientations and measures to build a sustainable ASEAN Community for the people.

34th ASEAN Summit-related meetings begin in Bangkok

The 34th ASEAN Summit and related meetings officially began in Bangkok on June 20 with the meeting of the Committee of Permanent Representatives to ASEAN (CPR).

ASEAN ICT Awards 2019 launched in Vietnam

The Ministry of Information and Communications hosted a ceremony in Hanoi on June 18 to announce the ASEAN ICT Awards 2019 (AICTA).

Conference reviews goals achieved in ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community

The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) held a conference in the central city of Da Nang on June 14 to review Project 161 on goals achieved in the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community till 2025, and the community’s activities in the central region. 

Source: VNA