Overview of Tho Chu Islands
Tuesday, March 28, 2023, 09:43 (GMT+7)
Located about 200 km southwest of Rach Gia city, Tho Chu Islands consist of 08 islands and belong to Tho Chau commune, Phu Quoc city, Kien Giang province. This is a coastal archipelago with many potentials and advantages for developing tourism and marine economy. At the same time, they constitute an important outpost in the defence of the southwestern seas and islands of the country.
The impacts made by the strategic competition between the U.S. and China on Southeast Asian countries
Thursday, June 25, 2020, 13:43 (GMT+7)
Since Donald Trump took office in early 2017, the relationship between the U.S. and China has entered an intensive, comprehensive strategic competition that has been even called the “second Cold War.” This new development has impacted on the entire political and security situation of the world, particularly the Southeast Asia which has been the centrepiece of the competition between major powers
The 2nd US-North Korea Summit and its initial impacts on the region’s security and politics
Saturday, April 06, 2019, 21:29 (GMT+7)
On February 27th and 28th, 2019, the 2nd US-North Korea Summit was held in Vietnam. In spite of the fact that no joint statement was made, the meeting is thought to be an important landmark in the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and partly impact on the region’s security and politics
Declaration on the ASEAN Community establishment signed
Monday, November 23, 2015, 10:37 (GMT+7)
Leaders of the 10 ASEAN member countries signed the Kuala Lumpur Declaration on the Establishment of the ASEAN Community at the 27th ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on November 22
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.
ASEAN Community- from idea to reality
Tuesday, October 07, 2014, 16:33 (GMT+7)
ASEAN, in the present situation, should be fully aware that: building the Political-Security Community plays a decisive role in ensuring the Southeast Asia region’s durable peace and stability. It must be ASEAN who concretizes its political determination with practical acts to reach for an ASEAN Community to be formed by the end of 2015 and to be developed in the future
The East Sea Issue in Joint Communiqué released by the 47th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM 47)
Friday, September 26, 2014, 15:53 (GMT+7)
Like the Statement released on May 5th, 2014, the Joint Communiqué by the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting on August 10th, 2014 once again expresses ASEAN’s unity and concern over the East Sea issues, and the importance of peaceful environment maintenance in the East Sea to global and regional security
Vietnam proposes measures to strengthen role of ASEAN navy
Thursday, August 28, 2014, 11:45 (GMT+7)
During the eighth ASEAN Navy Chiefs’ Meeting in Bangkok on August 27, Vietnam contributed to ASEAN’s vision for its naval forces post-2015 – when ASEAN will be formally established as a Community, a Vietnam People’s Navy official reported.
Deputy Prime Minister: Solidarity key to strong ASEAN
Wednesday, August 06, 2014, 16:08 (GMT+7)
Solidarity is the key to the success of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) in overcoming poverty and separation to become a united bloc with dynamic development over the past five decades, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh has stated