2020 will be a busy and remarkable year for Vietnam as the country will assume the chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN, and the role of non-permanent member of the UN Security Council, the two significant positions that will promote the country’s prestige in the region and world stage.

The Hanoitimes - 2020 will be a busy and remarkable year for Vietnam as the country will assume the chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN, and the role of non-permanent member of the UN Security Council, the two significant positions that will promote the country’s prestige in the region and world stage.

2020 will be a busy and remarkable year for Vietnam as the country will assume the chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN, and the role of non-permanent member of the UN Security Council, the two significant positions that will promote the country’s prestige in the region and world stage.

Vietnam has the second-largest consumption share in ASEAN, with the potential to outpace the Philippines soon. This should change the popular perception about ASEAN, in which Indonesia and the Philippines are usually considered the major domestic-oriented economies.

2020 will be a busy and remarkable year for Vietnam as the country will assume the chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN, and the role of non-permanent member of the UN Security Council, the two significant positions that will promote the country’s prestige in the region and world stage.