EU's new approach to the Asia-Pacific region
Wednesday, May 11, 2022, 06:44 (GMT+7)
Recently, in the face of the increasingly intense competition of major powers in the Asia-Pacific region, the EU has taken a new approach to this region through the “Global Gateway” strategy. The strategy is a set of plans with the goal of promoting economic and foreign policy development; at the same time, ensuring the interests, security as well as values of Europe in the region.
EU’s Indo-Pacific Strategy
Saturday, July 24, 2021, 09:28 (GMT+7)
According to analysts, EU’s approval of the Indo-Pacific draft strategy will make it difficult for China to champion the position that maritime disputes in the region are only bilateral issues between China and other claimants; outsiders should not meddle in these issues. The strategy has direct influence on China’s goal to become a superpower because EU can involve itself in regional security and trade.
ASEAN Community 2015 and Vietnam’s contributions
Monday, April 04, 2016, 08:39 (GMT+7)
On December 31st 2015, ASEAN Community was officially established with three pillars: the ASEAN Political and Security Community (APSC), the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC), and the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC). That is a historic milestone in ASEAN connectivity, reflecting common perception and determination of the ASEAN member states for peace, stability and prosperity of the region. As a member of ASEAN, Vietnam feels proud of what it has contributed to ASEAN achievements
ASEAN Political-Security Community and Vietnam’s role
Monday, March 07, 2016, 15:12 (GMT+7)
After nearly 5 decades of its establishment, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations successfully built ASEAN Community in December 2015, basing on three pillars, namely Political-Security Community, Economic Community, and Social-Cultural Community, for peace and prosperity of regional countries. Among these, the Political-Security Community plays an important role in maintaining peace and stability in the region and consolidating ASEAN international status
The world’s 10 most notable defence and security events in 2015
Monday, January 25, 2016, 16:03 (GMT+7)
Over the past 1 year, despite constant air raids conducted by US-led alliance, IS has still survived and continued its crime, even exporting terrorism to many other places in the world, from Africa, Europe, America to the Southeast Asia, threatening the world security
Building an ASEAN Community by 2015 for peace, sustainability, development, towards the people
Friday, March 20, 2015, 14:00 (GMT+7)
The ASEAN Community will come into being on December 31st 2015. This will mark an important milestone in the history of ASEAN. Under the same roof, the peoples of Southeast Asia will live, bond, share the interests with one another, and develop in their new path. Not having come true yet, right at the moment, this is the focal point of international community
The 21st ASEAN Regional Forum and ASEAN Centrality in the Regional Security Architecture
Thursday, October 23, 2014, 08:24 (GMT+7)
The ARF was officially founded on 25 July 1994 in Bangkok, Thailand with the participation of 18 member countries (under the initiative by the ASEAN’s Institute for Strategic and International Studies). Its primary aim is to hold dialogue and exchange ideas on issues of mutual concern regarding politics – security, confidence - building, and preventive diplomacy in the Asia – Pacific region.
The 8th ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting and Vietnam’s important contribution
Wednesday, July 23, 2014, 15:19 (GMT+7)
The 8th ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM-8) performed well its role of the highest defence consultative and cooperative mechanism in ASEAN. Through the meeting, Vietnam made significant contributions, affirming its status and role in this multilateral defence forum
ASEAN’s strong message to the tension in the East Sea
Monday, July 21, 2014, 09:56 (GMT+7)
All ASEAN leaders showed their deep concern of China’s infringement of some of ASEAN member states’ maritime sovereignty and regarded it as a dangerous action, seriously violating Vietnam’s territorial sovereignty, the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and DOC to which China is a signatory, gravely impacting on maritime safety and security, and in and over-flight above the East Sea, as well as regional peace and stability.