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Vietnam takes the lead in ASEAN for storm forecasts: Minister

According to the Minister of Natural Resources and Environment, the quality of forecasting dangerous meteorological phenomena of Vietnam is equal to that of the Philippines and better than other countries in Southeast Asia.

Three messages of the Vietnamese Prime Minister

Shangri-La 2013 closed but its echo still continues. Perhaps, since the Vietnam War, the Asia Pacific region has never been in need of the things that Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung stated at Shangri-La, as the representative of Vietnam.

Call for entries to ASEAN-wide biodiversity and climate change photo contest

 VietNamNet Bridge - Do you want to help raise awareness for biodiversity and climate change? Join Zooming in on Biodiversity and Climate Change, an ASEAN-wide photography contest.

SOCIETY IN BRIEF 7/5

 ASEAN gender gap hurts working women; Hau Giang brides to receive further support; Hailstorms destroy rubber trees in Lai Chau; VNFU congress scheduled for June

ASEAN to talk East Sea with China

VietNamNet Bridge – ASEAN will hold negotiations with China on East Sea issues, ASEAN Secretary General Le Luong Minh has affirmed.

ASEAN leaders share common views on issues

VietNamNet Bridge – ASEAN needs to continue to unite and bring into full play its role to ensure peace, security and development in the region, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has said.

ASEAN bonding key to prosperity

VietNamNet Bridge – ASEAN needs to continue to unify to ensure peace, security and development in the region, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has said.

ASEAN-China to have a special session

VietNamNet Bridge – The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and China will hold a special conference of foreign ministers this year, possibly in August or September.

GOVERNMENT NEWS

Vietnam supports settling disputes through peaceful means; Vietnam slams EP’s human rights resolution; PM to attend ASEAN Summit in Brunei; Viet Nam, Denmark boost scientific research

EU, ASEAN share integration experience

The EU-ASEAN Economic and Policy Forum took place in Jakarta, Indonesia on April 18, creating a chance for the two sides to share experience in their economic integration.

East Sea remains concern to ASEAN

Bandar Seri Begawan — ASEAN Foreign Ministers reached a high consensus in meetings held in Brunei on the region's viewpoint that the East Sea issue is a matter of mutual concern as it relates to peace, stability and security in the entire region.

Behind China's suggestion of COC

VietNamNet Bridge – China’s unexpected proposal to negotiate with ASEAN on the Code of Conduct on the East Sea (COC) after its recent provoking activities makes related countries feel incomprehensible.

Music festival promotes respect for arts

Top musicians from the ASEAN countries, art groups and the Ha Noi community around will gather at a much-anticipated music festival on May 11.

SOCIETY IN BRIEF 25/3

Measures to reduce gender imbalance; ASEAN praises Vietnam’s vocational training; Highway 1A expansion to take two years; Low-income housing for Thai Binh; Rice to be handed out to poor households

Peaceful negotiations for East Sea disputes

 VietNamNet Bridge – Scholars and experts at a recent workshop in New York stressed the need to settle territorial disputes in the East Sea via peaceful means and in line with international law.

ASEAN investment, trade protocols signed

VietNamNet Bridge – Two protocols facilitating investment and trade among ASEAN member countries were signed on Friday, March 8, at the 19th ASEAN Economic Ministers' Meeting in the capital city.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 1/3

ASEAN Business Forum opens in Bangkok; Thai businesses keen on investing in Vietnam; Cambodia-Vietnam trade increases; Trade unions urged to protect migrant workers

Vietnam advances ties with ASEAN in 2012

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam has not only participated actively in promoting ASEAN as a member nation has but also played a leading role in ASEAN’s cooperation process.

Vietnam hosts overseas New Year receptions

The Vietnamese Permanent Representative Mission to ASEAN hosted a reception on the occasion of the Year of Snake 2013 in Jakarta, Indonesia on February 7.

Vietnam pledges greater contributions to ASEAN

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam will do its utmost to intensify ASEAN’s joint efforts to build a single, united community by 2015.