Mekong – RoK, Mekong – Japan summits scheduled for November 13
The 2nd Mekong – Republic of Korea (RoK) Summit and 12th Mekong – Japan Summit are slated for November 13 as part of the ongoing 37th ASEAN Summit and Related Summits.
PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc chairs the ASEAN - RoK summit on the sidelines of the 37th ASEAN Summit and Related Summits (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The 2nd Mekong – Republic of Korea (RoK) Summit and 12th Mekong – Japan Summit are slated for November 13 as part of the ongoing 37thASEAN Summit and Related Summits.
The firstMekong – RoK summit, which took place in the RoK city of Busan in November lastyear, agreed to establish the partnership on the three pillars of people, prosperityand peace, covering seven priority fields of culture, tourism, human resourcesdevelopment, agricultural and rural development, infrastructure, IT andcommunications, environment, and non-traditional security challenges.
The summitannounced the establishment of the Mekong – RoK Biodiversity Centre in Myanmar,the Mekong – RoK Joint Research Centre on Mekong River Water ResourcesManagement in RoK, and the Mekong – RoK Business Council.
Meanwhile,the 11th Mekong – Japan Summit, held in Bangkok in November 2019,adopted the joint statement of the 11th Mekong-Japan Summit and theMekong-Japan Initiative for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) towards 2030.
Theparticipating countries committed to stepping up the implementation of theTokyo Strategy 2018 in tandem with the realisation of the SDGs in Indo-Pacific,and the Ayeyawady-Chao Phraya-Mekong Economic Cooperation Strategy (ACMECS)Master Plan.
The 37thASEAN Summit and related summits, chaired by Vietnamese Prime Minister NguyenXuan Phuc, are running virtually from November 12 to 15. It offersopportunities for ASEAN member nations to comprehensively evaluate the resultsof intra-bloc cooperation as well as cooperation between the group and itspartners, towards setting priorities for the next stage./.
The role of women and gender equality-related issues will be discussed comprehensively for the first time at the ASEAN Women Leaders’ Summit held online on November 12, said Ambassador Nguyen Nguyet Nga, Senior Advisor to the ASEAN 2020 National Secretariat and Vietnam’s representative at the ASEAN Women for Peace Registry (AWPR).
ASEAN and Indian leaders reaffirmed commitment to orienting bilateral ties in the 21st century during the 17th ASEAN-India Summit held in Hanoi on November 12 under the chair of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.
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Several ASEAN meetings are scheduled to take place in Port Dickson this September, including the Senior Officials' Meeting (SOM) for ASEAN Plus Three (APT), the East Asia Summit (EAS), the 15th ASEAN Maritime Forum, and the 13th Expanded ASEAN Maritime Forum.
Thailand's Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has ordered the urgent implementation of a national policy to crack down on all forms of call centre scams, online fraud, and illegal gambling, which are now considered threats to national security.
Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto and EAEU Trade Minister Andrey Slepnev jointly declared the conclusion of FTA talks on the sidelines of the 28th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF 2025), according to the statement.
The article stressed that throughout his revolutionary career, the founder of modern Vietnam consistently regarded the revolutionary press as a vital part of the Vietnamese Party’s and nation’s revolutionary struggle.
Pichai said the trade talks with the US are important and need to move forward professionally, without regard for any political changes in Thailand, believing that Thailand has clear principles, guidelines and procedures in place.
The tax adjustment supports the Malaysian Government’s strategy to reduce reliance on foreign food supply chains and to assist domestic farmers, a finance official has said.
The proposed venue is located in the Chatuchak area of Bangkok, featuring eight public sites, including Krungthep Aphiwat Central Terminal and several nearby parks.
Connectivity is expected to improve further with the completion of the fifth Laos–Thailand Friendship Bridge by the end of 2025, facilitating logistics and agricultural exports to Vietnam, Thailand, and China.
Two naval gunboats intercepted a fishing vessel carrying 1.5 tonnes of methamphetamine hydrochloride off the coast of the main island of Luzon just before dawn, in a joint operation with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency.
In the today context of socio-economic development and growth, the professionalism of Vietnam’s revolutionary journalists continues to rise, guided by exemplary mastery of new information technologies and the modernisation of their founding principles to preserve the enduring values of revolutionary journalism.
Thai Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Commerce Vuttikrai Leewiraphan Thailand's formal proposal will be substantial enough for the US to consider further detailed negotiations. He hoped for a tariff rate not exceeding 10% and suggested that the US might extend the negotiation period if an agreement is not reached by the July 8 deadline.
Organised by the Ministry of Culture and the Association of Thai Silk & Culture Promotions, the event honors Her Majesty the Queen on her 47th birthday anniversary and promotes Thai craftsmanship on an international stage.
Prensa Latina's recent article on Vietnam’s assurance of smooth and effective transition to a leaner structure highlighted Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s latest directions on implementing 28 resolutions regarding the decentralisation and delegation of authority.
The lab focuses on four key thematic areas: energy transition and green innovation, sustainable agriculture, circular economy and sustainable cities, and nature-based solutions and biodiversity.
The key content of the document titled "Accelerating Innovative Strategies: Addressing the OOSCY Challenges" will be refined further in a seminar preceding the 47th ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur this October.
This follows Telegram’s serious failure to address the content that has been repeatedly reported to them, despite various efforts of negotiation and cooperation made by MCMC, it said.
PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc chairs the ASEAN - RoK summit on the sidelines of the 37th ASEAN Summit and Related Summits (Photo: VNA) 
