General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and Vietnamese President Nguyen Phu Trong delivers a speech at the opening ceremony of the 37th ASEAN Summit and related summits in Hanoi, Vietnam, on Nov. 12, 2020. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on Thursday opened its 37th summit under the chairmanship of Vietnam via video conference, with focus on recovery from COVID-19 and the role of the bloc in the post-pandemic world. Comprising over 20 high-level events, the 37th ASEAN summit and related summits are scheduled for Nov. 12-15. (VNA via Xinhua)

Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc delivers a speech at the opening ceremony of the 37th ASEAN Summit and related summits in Hanoi, Vietnam, on Nov. 12, 2020. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on Thursday opened its 37th summit under the chairmanship of Vietnam via video conference, with focus on recovery from COVID-19 and the role of the bloc in the post-pandemic world. Comprising over 20 high-level events, the 37th ASEAN summit and related summits are scheduled for Nov. 12-15. (VNA via Xinhua)

Artists perform at the opening ceremony of the 37th ASEAN Summit and related summits in Hanoi, Vietnam, on Nov. 12, 2020. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on Thursday opened its 37th summit under the chairmanship of Vietnam via video conference, with focus on recovery from COVID-19 and the role of the bloc in the post-pandemic world. Comprising over 20 high-level events, the 37th ASEAN summit and related summits are scheduled for Nov. 12-15. (VNA via Xinhua)

Artists perform at the opening ceremony of the 37th ASEAN Summit and related summits in Hanoi, Vietnam, on Nov. 12, 2020. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on Thursday opened its 37th summit under the chairmanship of Vietnam via video conference, with focus on recovery from COVID-19 and the role of the bloc in the post-pandemic world. Comprising over 20 high-level events, the 37th ASEAN summit and related summits are scheduled for Nov. 12-15. (VNA via Xinhua)

Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc delivers a speech at the opening ceremony of the 37th ASEAN Summit and related summits in Hanoi, Vietnam, on Nov. 12, 2020. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on Thursday opened its 37th summit under the chairmanship of Vietnam via video conference, with focus on recovery from COVID-19 and the role of the bloc in the post-pandemic world. Comprising over 20 high-level events, the 37th ASEAN summit and related summits are scheduled for Nov. 12-15. (VNA via Xinhua)