Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on April 24 attended the ASEAN Leaders’ Meeting held at the ASEAN Secretariat’s headquarters in Jakarta, the first in-person meeting of its kind in 2021.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh at the ASEAN Leader’s Meeting (Photo: VNA)
Jakarta (VNA) – Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh onApril 24 attended the ASEAN Leaders’ Meeting held at the ASEAN Secretariat’sheadquarters in Jakarta, the first in-person meeting of its kind in2021.
Sharing concerns of other participants on the Myanmarsituation and ASEAN’s role, Chinh affirmed that Vietnam, as a non-permanentmember of the UN Security Council for 2020-2021 and the president forApril, has worked to create favourable conditions for the ASEAN member nations tocollaborate closely at UN forums in mobilising support for the bloc’s effortsin approaching and finding suitable solutions to the Myanmar issue.
At their meeting, ASEAN leaders focused on discussing ASEANCommunity building, the bloc’s external relations, and issues of regional andinternational concerns.
They said facing many challenges to regional peace,stability and development, more than ever, ASEAN needs to push for solidarityand mutual assistance to overcome difficulties and sustain its centrality andposition. Stepping up COVID-19 response and promoting comprehensive recovery areamong the top priorities of the bloc at the moment.
The leaders agreed to continue effectively implementing pandemic-response initiatives passed last year, particularly completing andconducting a plan for employing the COVID-19 ASEAN Response Fund as soon as possibleto buy vaccines and support recovery efforts.
They said they back the ASEAN Responses to Emergencies andDisasters (ASEAN SHIELD), an initiative of Brunei.
Participating nationsalso agreed ASEAN should further strengthening effective, practical, andbalanced dialogues and cooperation with its partners based on its basicprinciples and ensuring its central role.
They supported proposals for increasing the bloc’s relationswith China, Australia, the US, and the UK.
On the Myanmar situation, the leaders expressed their concern and said it is worsening, and held that it is necessary forASEAN to promote its role and employ its existing mechanisms to assist thenation in line with the bloc’s spirit of solidarity and non-interference in internal affairs. Accordingly, ASEAN representatives will be sent to Myanmar tolearn about the situation, contact with the sides involved, and propose ways andmeasures to promote dialogue and conciliation.
ASEAN member states agreed to continue boosting humanitarianassistance efforts to help Myanmar people via the ASEAN Coordinating Centre forHumanitarian Assistance on disaster management (AHA)./.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and the high-ranking delegation of Vietnam arrived at Jakarta capital of Indonesia at midday on April 23 (local time) to attend the ASEAN Leaders’ Meeting at the invitation of the Chair of ASEAN in 2021, Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei.
The Prime Minister has issued a dispatch on strengthening COVID-19 prevention and control, amid the complicated developments of the pandemic around the world.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met with Sultan of Brunei Darussalam Haji Hassanal Bolkiah on April 24 morning as part of his participation in the ASEAN Leaders’ Meeting.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, while attending the ASEAN Leaders’ Meeting at the office of the grouping’s secretariat in Jakarta on April 24, received Secretary General Lim Jock Hoi.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh held separate meetings with his Cambodian, Singaporean and Malaysian counterparts on April 24, on the occasion of the ASEAN Leaders’ Meeting in Jakarta.
Ha expressed his hope that cooperation in science and technology, agriculture, and natural resources would emerge as new focal points and engines of growth in Vietnam–China relations.
Giang said he believes that building on the solid foundation nurtured over the past half-century and the strong determination of both nations, the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership will continue to grow in a more robust, comprehensive, and extensive manner, thus bringing more practical benefits to the two nations' people.
Highlighting the transformative potential of the draft law in revitalising Vietnam’s railway industry, Hoang Van Cuong, a deputy of Hanoi, expressed his support for Article 39, which empowers the Prime Minister to issue a list of railway-related goods and services to be assigned or ordered from domestic enterprises for production.
According to the Ministry of Public Security, Hoan, formerly Deputy Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, is under investigation for allegedly taking bribes in connection with a case involving the Hoang Long Construction and Manpower Supply JSC and related units.
Chairing a national conference on the organisation of the examination on June 18, the PM highlighted the historical significance of the examination, as the restructuring of provincial-level administrative units is underway and the two-tier local administration model is set to officially begin operations on July 1.
Right on the same day, the ministry issued its highest-level travel warning, urging Vietnamese citizens not to travel to Israel or Iran, and advised those already in these countries to swiftly consider evacuation or relocation plans.
From the struggles against colonialists and imperialists to the period of Doi moi (renewal) and international integration, the Vietnamese revolutionary press has always played a pioneering role on the ideological and cultural front, he said.
The Party leader's working session with the standing boards of the Party Committees of HCM City, Ba Ria – Vung Tau and Binh Duong, the VNA General Director's remarks on the occasion of the 19th OANA General Assembly, the launch of new NIC - Google initiatives aimed at bolstering AI entrepreneurship and digital literacy in Vietnam are among news highlights June 18.
Vietnam and Indonesia reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening cooperation in combating terrorism as it remains a threat to peace, security, and stability across their respective nations, the broader region, and the international community.
The Vietnamese representative also emphasised the shared responsibility of relevant parties to build trust, enhance cooperation, and jointly manage the risks of conflict, thus safeguarding long-term peace and stability in the East Sea.
The National Assembly on June 18 passed the law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on Product and Goods Quality, with 408 out of 420 participating deputies voting in favour, accounting for 85.36% of the total.
The Party leader asked the new HCM City to embrace a multi-centre and integrated urban ecosystem where each development pole functions as a link complementary to and intelligently connected with each other in a harmonious whole.
The resolutions issued by the PM as well as ministries and ministry-level agencies reassign responsibility for 346 administrative procedures - 18 from district to provincial levels, 278 to commune level, and 50 eliminated.
Legislators are due to pass several amended laws, including the Law amending and supplementing several articles of the Law on Economical and Efficient Use of Energy, and the Law amending and supplementing several articles of the Law on Product and Goods Quality.
Vietnamese localities' readiness to implement the two-tier local administration model, the evacuation of 18 Vietnamese citizens from Iran, Petrovietnam's 11th ranking in the 2025 Fortune Southeast Asia 500 are among news highlights on June 17 evening.
The General Secretary underlined the resolve to achieve a growth rate of at least 8% in 2025, laying the groundwork for double-digit growth in the following period. He noted that these are mandatory targets, with no alternative path to success.
Restructuring and improving the quality of officials, civil servants, and public employees is no longer a choice, but an urgent requirement to transition from administrative management to governance in service of the people.
The Vietnamese Embassy in Israel has advised Vietnamese people living there to proactively prepare and seek ways to leave the country via land border crossings, especially toward Jordan or Egypt, when security and safety conditions allow.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh at the ASEAN Leader’s Meeting (Photo: VNA) 
