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Hanoi (VNA) – An ASEAN flag hoisting ceremony was held in Hanoi on August 7 to mark the 53rd founding anniversary of the association and 25 years of Vietnam’s ASEAN membership. Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh chaired the event, which also drew ambassadors of ASEAN member countries to Vietnam and leaders of a number of ministries and Hanoi. Addressing the ceremony, Minh underlined that over the past 53 years, ASEAN has made a big step forward. By embracing 10 member nations, ASEAN has turned Southeast Asia from a land of discord to a land of concord, from confrontation to cooperation, and from poverty to dynamic development, he said. He noted that through its Community building, ASEAN enables Southeast Asia to thrive as a big family of six hundred and fifty millions people with a combined GDP of 3 trillion USD and as a peaceful, stable and resilient region with dynamic, vibrant economies. The Vietnamese Deputy PM held that the association is … [Read more...] about Hanoi flag hoisting ceremony marks ASEAN’s 53rd founding anniversary

The ASEAN flag has four colours of blue, red, white and yellow, representing the main colours of the flags of all the ASEAN members. The stalks of padi in the centre of the Emblem represent the dream of ASEAN’s Founding Fathers for an ASEAN comprising all the countries in Southeast Asia, bound together in friendship and solidarity. The circle represents the unity of ASEAN. — VNS … [Read more...] about Việt Nam holds flag-raising ceremony to mark ASEAN 53rd anniversary

He also said that the ASEAN Foreign Ministers will launch a Statement on the Importance of Maintaining Peace and Stability in Southeast Asia Region on the ASEAN Day of August 8, 2020 in order to reaffirm ASEAN’s vision, commitments and fundamental principles to build ASEAN into a region of peace, progress and prosperity as inspired in the 1967 ASEAN Declaration. … [Read more...] about Flag raising ceremony marks 53 years of ASEAN

These presumably include the Beethoven concert, previously scheduled for August 21, and part of a series of concerts to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the composer’s birth in 1770, and the two performances of the full-length ballet Giselle, originally scheduled for September 19 and 20. … [Read more...] about HCMC Ballet, Symphony Orchestra and Opera cancels all concerts for the time being

Amb. Høglund: You are right that Norway and Vietnam will have one year working together in the Council. We are preparing as best as we can for this enormous challenge but also privilege. Vietnam is a solid partner that we want to align with as much as possible. We look forward to learn from Vietnam’s experiences. It has been 20 years since Norway was last in the UNSC. A lot has been happening in the Council since then. We need to get feedback from countries like Vietnam and others and I am sure we can find areas of cooperation for our mutual interest in the upcoming year in the UNSC.  … [Read more...] about ASEAN to be leading region in future despite challenges