SINGAPORE -- Security challenges in the South China Sea are "always present," Vietnam's foreign minister said Wednesday as the country hosts a four-day series of virtual ministerial meetings of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and its key partners including China and the U.S.
South China Sea
Vietnam stresses South China Sea security issues at ASEAN meeting
Draft communique calls for joint work on COVID vaccine development and delivery
.jpg?width=780&fit=cover&gravity=faces&dpr=2&quality=medium&source=nar-cms&format=auto)
Images taken from video provided by VTV show Association of Southeast Asian Nations' foreign ministers remotely watching Vietnamese counterpart Pham Binh Minh, center, deliver a speech in Hanoi, Vietnam, during the opening of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting on Sept. 9. © VTV/AP
Read Next
%2520%E3%81%AE%E3%82%B3%E3%83%92%E3%82%9A%E3%83%BC.jpg?width=178&fit=cover&gravity=faces&dpr=2&quality=medium&source=nar-cms&format=auto&height=100)
Latest on South China Sea
