VietNamNet Bridge – On November 11, the 11th APEC Economic Leaders 'Meeting, chaired by Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang, closed and issued the Da Nang Declaration.

Hosting APEC Year 2017 in the global political and economic context with many changes and fluctuations on many levels, Vietnam faces many challenges as well as opportunities.

A move by the northern province of Bac Giang’s administration to lease 1877ha of forest land to a State-owned forestry company with a track record of violations and mismanagement has evoked strong protests

In 2016, the livestock industry produced 54.5 million pigs, but domestic consumption was 35.8 million.

Representatives of youth from APEC economies discussed the impact of global climate change, youth in the digital age, gender equality, employment, and especially startups at the VOF Forum 2017.

Quality assurance to uplift higher education will ensure a country has a highly qualified workforce, Assoc Prof Nantana Gajaseni, acting chairwoman of the ASEAN University Network - Quality Assurance (AUN-QA), has said.

 Viet Nam and Australia have agreed to soon upgrade their relationship to a strategic partnership on the basis of their enhanced comprehensive partnership and huge potential for cooperation.  

 New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern pledged to maintain the provision of ODAand scholars for Viet Nam during a meeting with her Vietnamese counterpart, Nguyen Xuan Phuc, in Da Nang City on Friday.

Diverging from the common view that a smart city only means leveraging technology to resolve social issues, the southern province of Binh Duong has opted for a different path: building a smart city with focus on people, 

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc held a reception in the central city of Da Nang on Friday for Managing Director of IMF Christine Lagarde, who has been in Viet Nam to attend the APEC 2017 Economic Leaders’ Week. 

 President Tran Dai Quang has reassured Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong that Viet Nam always encourages Singaporean companies to invest in the country.

President Tran Dai Quang and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe agreed to work closely together to further develop the Viet Nam-Japan intensive strategic partnership in the future.

 President Tran Dai Quang held a bilateral meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the central city of Da Nang on Friday on the sidelines of the APEC 2017 Economic Leaders’ Meeting. 

Experts have called for widening roads, improving transport connectivity and greater use of technology to prevent congestion outside Tan Son Nhat International Airport in HCM City.

 Communist Party of China General Secretary and President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump will make two-day state visits to Viet Nam this weekend.

 Vietnam and Russia have issued a joint statement on their cooperation in safeguarding international information security following a meeting between Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

 Delegates to the APEC Voices of the Future (VOF) spoke highly of the results of the forum, which was held from November 6-10 on the sidelines of the APEC 2017 Economic Leaders’ Week.

 The 31st ASEAN Summit (ASEAN-31) and related meetings, which will be held in Manila, the Philippines, from November 12 to 14, are set to focus on orientations and measures for enhancing connectivity to realise the ASEAN Community Vision 2025.

Leaders of APEC and ASEAN welcomed Vietnam’s initiative to host the APEC AND ASEAN Leaders’ Informal Dialogue.

Chilean President Michelle Bachelet Jeria has spoken highly of Vietnam’s preparations for the APEC Economic Leaders’ Week, not only in terms of infrastructure but also the agenda quality. 

 The youth representatives of 17 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) member economies adopted a youth declaration at the closing ceremony of the APEC Voices of the Future 2017 in the central province of Quang Nam on November 10.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on November 10 received leaders of major groups and companies who were attending the APEC CEO Summit 2017 in the central city of Da Nang.

 New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern emphasized the necessity for joint efforts between the governments and businesses in mitigating climate change impacts at the APEC CEO Summit 2017.

 The 31st ASEAN Summit and related meetings, which will be held in Manila, the Philippines, from November 12 to 14, are set to focus on orientations and measures for enhancing connectivity to realise the ASEAN Community Vision 2025.

KFC, Lotteria and Burger King have been competing fiercely in Hanoi for the last 10-20 years. But McDonald’s has now finally entered the picture after arriving in Vietnam three years ago.