NDO/VNA - Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Head of Vietnam’s ASEAN SOM Nguyen Quoc Dung chaired an online ASEAN Senior Officials’ Meeting on October 7. 

NDO/VNA – The seventh ASEAN Air Forces’ Education and Training Working Group (AAFET-WG 7) opened in Hanoi on October 6. 

NDO/VNA - The second Think Tank Strategic Dialogue between ASEAN member states and the Republic of Korea (ROK) took place on October 6 with the theme “ASEAN-ROK Relations into a New Decade: Towards a Joint Strategic Vision”. 

NDO – A painting exhibition themed "National flowers of ASEAN member countries" opened at the Ho Guom Cultural Information Centre, No. 2 Le Thai To Street, Hanoi, on October 2, introducing the public to paintings on the national flowers of ASEAN member countries. 

NDO/VNA – The Confederation of ASEAN Journalists (CAJ) has highlighted the role of the media in the fight against COVID-19, saying “trust in the media is most crucial in time of crisis.” 

NDO/VNA - Solutions to promoting sustainable finance in ASEAN, digital transformation in the financial service sector amid the fourth Industrial Revolution, comprehensive financial solutions, and regional digital commerce links were on the agenda of the 6th ASEAN Finance Ministers’ and Central Bank Governors’ Meeting (AFMGM), held online on October 2. 

NDO/VNA – The 15th virtual ASEAN GO-NGO Forum on Social Welfare and Development took place on September 21. 

NDO/VNA - Military officers from ASEAN member states exchanged views on issues regarding regional security and measures to enhance results-oriented cooperation between the operations departments of armies in the region, during the 10th ASEAN Military Operations Meeting (AMOM-10) held online on September 16. 

NDO/VNA – The ASEAN high-level conference on Human Resource Development for the Changing World of Work was held virtually on September 16 by Vietnam as the ASEAN Chair 2020, with the participation of 150 delegates. 

NDO/VNA – Representatives of ASEAN member countries and UN officials reviewed the implementation of projects and cooperation activities within the ASEAN-UN Plan of Action for 2016-2020, during their annual meeting on September 15. 

NDO/VNA – Participants to the virtual ASEAN-Australia Ministerial Meeting on September 10 shared the view that the ASEAN-Australia dialogue relationship has made strong progress since its establishment in 1974, and positively contributed to regional peace and stability. 

NDO/VNA – ASEAN and Canada agreed to soon elevate their dialogue relationship to a Strategic Partnership during the ASEAN-Canada Ministerial Meeting held online on September 10 as part of the 53rd ASEAN Ministerial Meeting (AMM-53). 

NDO/VNA – The ASEAN-US Ministerial Meeting was held online on September 10 within the framework of the 53rd ASEAN Foreign Ministers Meeting (AMM 53). 

NDO/VNA – Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh chaired the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Interface with ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) Representatives that was held online on September 10.