Bangkok, May 2 -- Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Hang called for a deeper partnership between the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and Southeast Asia during the 2025 OECD Southeast Asia Regional Forum in Bangkok, Thailand on May 2.

Speaking as Co-Chair of the OECD's Southeast Asia Regional Programme (SEARP) for 2022-2025, Hang stressed the need for collaboration amid global uncertainties, with SEARP playing a key role in supporting economic reform, regional integration, inclusive and sustainable development.

She outlined three proposals for future cooperation, including bolstering support for regional countries' economic reform and new growth engines like digital transformation, gre...