On June 10, 2024, in Hanoi, the Ministry of Industry and Trade coordinated with the Australian Embassy and the Regional Trade for Development Program (RT4D) in Vietnam to organize a Conference “15 years of implementing the ASEAN - Australia - New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (AANZFTA) and opportunities for Vietnamese exports Attending the Conference were leaders of the Department of Multilateral Trade Policy, Ministry of Industry and Trade, Australian Ambassador to Vietnam Andrew Goledzinowski, New Zealand Ambassador to Vietnam Caroline Beresford, Regional Trade for Development (RT4D) representative; along with numerous representatives of ministries, branches, departments, relevant agencies, representatives of associations, businesses, scholars and economic experts. The conference aims to review the achievements achieved during the 15-year journey of implementing the AANZFTA Agreement, while introducing the Second Protocol amending AANZFTA (also known as the AANZFTA upgrade) and assessing the impacts of the Agreement for the business community and opportunities for Vietnamese exports in the process of implementing the Agreement in the coming time.

Since its launch in 2015, the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) has evolved into an integrated and cohesive economic community. Emerging as an attractive and competitive economic region, the AEC continues to foster an interconnected market for trade and investment, cultivates individuals’ prosperity, promotes opportunities for businesses of all sizes, facilitates the narrowing of the development gap between and within ASEAN Member States (AMS), whilst advances multitudes cooperation in diverse economic sectors.

On May 3, 2024, in Tbilisi city, Georgia, Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors of ASEAN countries and partners China, Japan, and Korea (ASEAN+3) gathered meeting of the ASEAN+3 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting (AFMGM+3) co-chaired by Lao PDR and South Korea. This is the most important event of the ASEAN+3 financial cooperation process. Representatives of the Ministry of Finance of Vietnam and the State Bank of Vietnam attended the conference.

The Strategy on ASEAN Connectivity is a basic strategic framework initiated by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to achieve the goal of seamless and comprehensive connectivity and integration of ASEAN in all fields. different.