Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc chairs an online Special ASEAN+3 Summit with China, Japan and the Republic of Korea (RoK) on April 14, 2020, on the COVID-19 response (Photo: VNA)

The newspaper considered widespread impacts of Covid-19, protectionism and competition between powerhouses as challenges during the ASEAN Chairmanship Year.

However, the newspaper cited Vietnam’s experience in ASEAN Chairmanship Year 2010 and successful East Asia Summit organization while asserting Vietnam’s success in its ASEAN foreign policy during its Chairmanship Year.