Secretary General of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Le Luong Minh on November 14 stressed that a legally-binding Code of Conduct (COC) is necessary to ease tensions over territorial claims in the East Sea.

The 14th National Assembly continued its 17th working day in Hanoi on November 14 as part of the ongoing fourth session. 

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has expressed appreciation for ties with partner countries and lauded their commitments to building the ASEAN Community and upholding its central role in the region. 

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc led a Vietnamese delegation to the 9th Mekong-Japan Summit and the 9th ASEAN-UN Summit that took place in Manila, the Philippines, on November 13.

ASEAN and China agreed on a 10-year plan through 2027 to protect the coasts and marine resources in the East Sea while trying to settle territorial disputes in the waters, said a document issued on November 13 by involved parties' leaders.

 Director of the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People’s Army Luong Cuong is on an official visit to India with the aim of enhancing defence ties between the two countries.

The APEC Year 2017, with the freshly-concluded APEC Economic Leaders’ Week in Da Nang, was a comprehensive success, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh told the media on November 13.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc led a Vietnamese delegation to the 9th Mekong-Japan Summit and the 9th ASEAN-UN Summit that took place in Manila, the Philippines, on November 13.

 APEC Year 2017, with the freshly-concluded APEC Economic Leaders’ Week in Da Nang city the highlight, was comprehensively successful, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh told the media on November 13.

NA deputies on Monday discussed the feasibility of land clearance and resettlement to build the Long Thanh International Airport mega project in southern Dong Nai Province. 

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc met with United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and European Council (EC) President Donald Tusk in Manila, the Philippines on November 13 on the sidelines of the 31st ASEAN Summit and related meetings.

 Vietnam has affirmed its vital role in ASEAN since its joining in 1995, an article posted on infox.ru highlighted.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc had a meeting with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang shortly after the 31st ASEAN Summit concluded a plenary session in Manila, the Philippines, on November 13.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc highlighted three key areas of ASEAN cooperation in his speech at the plenary session of the 31st ASEAN Summit held in Manila, the capital city of the Philippines, on November 13. 

 Vietnam’s naval ship HQ 012-Ly Thai To arrived in Chuk Samet port, Thailand, on November 13, to take part in the first ASEAN Multilateral Naval Exercise (AMNEX).

 President Tran Dai Quang called for unceasing reinforcement of political trust between Vietnam and China during his talks with General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and President Xi Jinping in Hanoi on November 13.

 Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army Phan Van Giang hosted a reception in Hanoi on November 13 for Director of the Defence Mobilisation Department under the Central Military Commission of China Sheng Bin. 

 President Tran Dai Quang partly attributed the success of the 2017 APEC Leaders’ Meeting to contributions by 35 domestic and foreign special, main and co-sponsors during a reception in Hanoi on November 13. 

 The 14th National Assembly (NA) passed the resolution on state budget estimates for 2018 on November 13, part of its ongoing fourth session in Hanoi.

 The National Assembly adopted the Resolution on State budget estimate for 2018 during its ongoing fourth session in Hanoi on November 13 with 86.56 percent of approval