Over more than half a century, Viet Nam-Singapore relations have become the most successful model of cooperation in ASEAN and are currently entering a broader and deeper development stage.

A friendship exchange programme featuring traditional music, costumes, dances, and cuisine from Viet Nam and other Southeast Asian countries was held in Ha Noi on August 19, highlighting the region’s rich cultural diversity and promoting people-to-people ties.

As the transition to a digital environment gathers pace, the authentication of identities, documents, and data has become a prerequisite for promoting cross-border trade. Alongside connectivity and data infrastructure, digital transactions require an independent and rapid verification mechanism that ensures trust between parties.

Canadian government agencies, experts, and businesses are seeking opportunities to expand trade, investment, and agricultural technology cooperation with Viet Nam amid growing demand for market diversification and sustainable agricultural supply chains, viewing the country as an important market and a gateway to Southeast Asia.

Amid geopolitical and international trade uncertainties, ASEAN and Canada are expanding cooperation under their Strategic Partnership, with a focus on trade, market diversification, technology and clean energy, and Viet Nam is seen as well-positioned to play a positive role.

The fourth edition of the ASEAN Film Festival (AFF) will take place in Hong Kong (China) from August 20, with Vietnamese cinema represented by the film “The Sound of Crossing the Sea”.

Viet Nam will continue to serve as a positive factor in helping shape major strategic shifts and the future development of ASEAN, Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung has affirmed.

Since joining ASEAN in 1995, Viet Nam has consistently regarded the bloc as a cornerstone of its foreign policy, actively engaging in all three ASEAN Community pillars and cooperation mechanisms.

The Ho Chi Minh City Union of Friendship Organisations (HUFO) on August 7 held a gathering to celebrate the 59th founding anniversary of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) (August 8, 1967–2026), highlighting friendship and solidarity among the people of ASEAN member states.

Viet Nam is not only an active and responsible member of ASEAN but also a long-standing friend and trusted partner of Australia and New Zealand. This optimally positions the country to act as a bridge between the two Pacific nations and ASEAN, with the shared goal of promoting peace, stability, and prosperity across the region.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung said ASEAN has grown from a historic decision to replace division with dialogue and confrontation with cooperation into a community of peace, progress, and shared prosperity, with an economy worth 3.9 trillion USD and a population of nearly 700 million.

ASEAN member states, including Viet Nam, serve as models for Pakistan to learn from in its successful transition from an impoverished, agriculture-based country to a dynamic industrialised economy.

Viet Nam’s accession to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in 1995 was a "strategic decision" for both the country and the bloc’s then six members, laying the foundation for a more united Southeast Asia, former Deputy Foreign Minister Pham Quang Vinh has said.

Thirty-one years ago, on July 28, 1995, Viet Nam formally acceded to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), marking a historic milestone in the country’s development and international integration.

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Dang Hoang Giang has spotlighted key outcomes of the 59th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting (AMM-59) and related meetings in Manila, the Philippines from July 20-24, adding that Viet Nam has left a lasting imprint across nearly 20 sessions.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung led a Vietnamese delegation to a ceremony in Manila, the Philippines, on July 24 marking the 50th anniversary of the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia (TAC).

Looking ahead, Viet Nam proposed the two sides prioritise stronger regional resilience by scaling up energy cooperation, pooling financial resources and cracking down on illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing, all aimed at building a resilient and sustainable blue economy.

The Vietnamese delegation proposed making energy security and transition a pillar of ASEAN-Canada relations, and urged Canada to support the implementation of the ASEAN Power Grid and expand cooperation in renewable energy, hydrogen, energy storage and nuclear power for civilian purposes.

Le Hoai Trung, Politburo member of the Communist Party of Viet Nam Central Committee, Minister of Foreign Affairs, met with Wang Yi, Politburo member, Director of the Office of the Commission for Foreign Affairs of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and Minister of Foreign Affairs of China, in Manila, the Philippines, on July 22 on the sidelines of the 59th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting (AMM-59) and Related Meetings.

Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung met with his Australian counterpart Penny Wong on the sidelines of the 59th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting (AMM-59) and Related Meetings on July 22 in Manila, the Philippines.