Hanoi, Dec. 16 -- Deputy Prime Minister Bui Thanh Son has signed a decision on the coordination mechanism among agencies involved in ASEAN cooperation. Decision No. 47/2025/QD-TTg, which will take effect on January 25 next year, highlights coordination among ministries, ministerial-level agencies and Government-affiliated bodies in activities of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). Under the decision, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs serves as the national ASEAN coordinator, assisting the Prime Minister in directing all of Vietnam's ASEAN cooperation activities. The ministry will also coordinate Vietnam's participation in the ASEAN Coordinating Council and the ASEAN Political-Security Community Council, with its minister actin...