Vietnamese enterprises may struggle to compete in attracting and retaining the best talent in the region as workers move between countries under the AEC.

  VietNamNet Bridge - The U.S. effort to build the image of a ‘benevolent hegemony’ has helped it achieve soft power, thereby balancing the "hard power" of China in Southeast Asia, said Dr. Le Hong Hiep.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Malaysia was ASEAN’s largest foreign investor in Vietnam in 2015 with total pledges of US$2.47 billion, thanks to US$2.4 billion poured in the Duyen Hai 2 power plant in Tra Vinh province by Janakuasa Sdn. Bhd.

 ASEAN is particularly concerned about climate change which has been causing substantial damage to the region, ASEAN Deputy Secretary General for Socio-Cultural Community Vongthep Arthakaivalvatee said.

The Vietnamese disability sports contingent staged a successful end to the eighth ASEAN Para Games, finishing in fourth place overall with a total of 48 gold, 58 silver and 50 bronze medals.

 Vietnam has greatly contributed to the successes of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) since it joined the 10-nation group two decades ago, said Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh.

VietNamNet Bridge - Making investments in Vietnam is the choice of many ASEAN countries when implementing their expansion plans. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Trade, investment, labor ... liberalization is seen as a big opportunity for Vietnam when the ASEAN Economic Community is established, but it also a great challenge because of Vietnam’s level of integration.

 US President Barack Obama said on November 21 that countries should stop building artificial islands and militarising their claims in the East Sea.

The 27th ASEAN Summit and related meetings wrapped up in Kuala Lumpur on November 22 with the signing of a Declaration on the establishment of the ASEAN Community which featured a turning point in the 48-year-old bloc’s history.

 Vietnam will do its utmost for the success of the 27th ASEAN Summit and related meetings, which are of great significance for ASEAN as the official formation of the ASEAN Community is nearing.

Deputy PM, Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh has highlighted that co-operation among upper and lower Mekong countries for the sustainable management and use of the Mekong River should be the top priority for the Mekong-Lancang partnership.

The 12th ASEAN+3 (China, Japan, the Republic of Korea) Ministers on Energy Meeting (AMEM+3) was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on October 8 as part of the 33rd ASEAN Ministers on Energy Meeting (AMEM 33) and related meetings.

Vietnam banks have been in a restructuring mode lately as part of their attempt to get the banking system in shape for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations economic integration at the end of the year,

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese now have to spend 21.4 percent of their total monthly living expenses, according to Numbeo, the database on living costs.

VietNamNet Bridge – Foreign arrivals to Vietnam in August are estimated at 664,985, an increase of 12% over last month and 7.5% against the same period last year.

Senior officials of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member countries and China have agreed to advance negotiations for a Code of Conduct in the East Sea (COC) to a new period, said Malaysian Foreign Minister AnifahAman. 

 ASEAN, China talk on East Sea, Vietnam, Moscow ramps up investment projects, Vietnam resolves to fight human trafficking, TPP trade ministers gather in Hawaii, eyeing final deal, Party leader meets outgoing Belgian ambassador

VietNamNet Bridge - In Vietnam, a car bears three kinds of tax and dozens of fees. Rice reportedly has more fees that any other product or service.

VietNamNet Bridge - A comment from a Thai businessman that Vietnam is striving to reach the Number 1 position in the ASEAN electronics industry has stirred up the public.