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Việt Nam: Vai trò và Dấu ấn trong ASEAN | VTV4

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Vietnam’s ASEAN Role (1995–present)

Vietnam’s video segment argues that 27 years after joining ASEAN (July 28, 1995), Vietnam has consistently played an active and responsible role—especially by helping ASEAN remain cohesive, adaptive, and externally influential during major crises.

Vietnam’s Role in ASEAN Development (1995–present)

  • Vietnam is portrayed as a contributor to building an ASEAN community that is:
    • politically cohesive,
    • economically integrated,
    • socially responsible.
  • In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and ongoing volatility in the regional/international environment, Vietnam is said to have worked with ASEAN members to strengthen a cohesive, proactive community capable of adapting to challenges.
  • Vietnam held the ASEAN Chairmanship for the third time since 2020, and the segment highlights Vietnam’s resilience and leadership in steering ASEAN through turbulent conditions.

Key Contributions During the Pandemic and Recovery

  • The video credits Vietnam with helping shape ASEAN’s pandemic response as a shared “common asset,” including the adoption of the ASEAN Comprehensive Recovery Framework.
  • It also emphasizes Vietnam’s initiatives and operational support in ASEAN mechanisms, and mentions that Vietnam helped push ASEAN forward via:
    • leadership in pandemic adaptation,
    • coordination and mobilization of regional will/resources,
    • support for economic recovery during and after the pandemic.
  • A specific claim is made that Vietnam’s active role enabled more effective cooperation between ASEAN and external partners (e.g., the EU and Russia).

ASEAN’s External Relations and Russia Linkage

  • ASEAN is described as becoming a strategic partner to many important actors.
  • Vietnam is framed as a key partner of Russia in Southeast Asia and a bridge linking Russia with ASEAN.
  • The segment asserts that Vietnam’s efforts supported Russia joining the East Asia Summit (noted as in 2010) and increased deeper participation by ASEAN countries.

South China Sea Diplomacy and ASEAN Centrality

  • Vietnam’s ASEAN engagement is characterized as based on proactive contribution, positive engagement, and shared responsibility.
  • The video uses the South China Sea as an example of Vietnam promoting ASEAN principles such as:
    • peace and stability,
    • security and safety,
    • freedom of navigation and overflight.
  • It also points to ongoing efforts involving codes of conduct to orient members’ actions toward cooperation and stability.

ASEAN Priorities (2022) Under Continuity of Chairmanship

The interviewee states ASEAN priorities for 2022 continue/develop prior chairmanship work, focusing on:

  • community building,
  • maintaining a peaceful and stable regional environment,
  • strengthening relations through dialogue and cooperation among nations.

Public Health Update: Monkeypox Risk in ASEAN/Vietnam

The second part shifts to a health security brief:

  • WHO (July 27) is said to have announced monkeypox spread to 78 countries with about 18,000 infections.
  • The U.S. is mentioned as having the highest case count; Europe is described as having the majority of affected countries.
  • Experts warn that monkeypox entering Vietnam is only a matter of time, with possible community transmission.
  • Transmission routes described include:
    • close direct contact,
    • bodily fluids/wounds,
    • large respiratory droplets,
    • contact with contaminated objects.
  • Vietnam is said to be strengthening surveillance across all 63 provinces and cities, especially at border crossings, while improving testing and diagnostic/treatment systems and distributing testing kits.
  • The video notes that a smallpox vaccine is said to be ~80% effective, but Vietnam should not widely administer it yet, only when absolutely necessary.
  • WHO is characterized as treating the outbreak as an unusual event requiring international coordination, and as having declared a state of emergency.

Presenters / Contributors

  • Phóng viên (reporter), Vietnam Television (interviewer)
  • Mr. Vũ Hồ — Minister of ASEAN Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Acting Head of ASEAN of Vietnam

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