The 2016 report “Characteristics of the Vietnamese rural economy” was released in Hanoi on November 7, providing information collected from a 2016 rural household survey in 12 provinces of the country.

As many as 160 youth delegates from APEC member economies visited the central province of Quang Nam on November 7 as part of activities within the framework of the APEC Voices of the Future 2017 forum.

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 VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc hosted separate receptions in the central city of Da Nang on November 7 for corporate executives from the US, China and multinational corporations

 VietNamNet Bridge – The well-known Opera “Carmen” will come to Hanoi on November 23-24, at the Hanoi Opera House, 1 Trang Tien, Hanoi.

 VietNamNet Bridge - The 29th APEC Minsterial Meeting (AMM 29) officially opened in the central city of Da Nang with the attendance of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Economics of 21 APEC member economies. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Several dozen blockbuster Vietnamese feature films will be screened free from today until November 14 in Ha Noi and HCM City to celebrate the 20th Vietnamese Film Festival.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Special Administrative Economic Units in Viet Nam will face challenges in raising funds from different sources and models in the context of limited State funds over the coming years.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The growth rate of the mineral exploitation sector in the first 10 months of the year posted a decline of 7.4 per cent from the same period last year.

On behalf of the Government of Viet Nam, I would like to convey warmest welcome to all distinguished delegates and guests attending the Viet Nam Business Summit on the occasion of the 2017 APEC Economic Leaders’ Week. 

 VietNamNet Bridge - The APEC Concluding Senior Officials Meeting (CSOM), the first event of the APEC Summit Week, closed in the central city of Da Nang on November 7.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The first APEC Digital Prosperity Award was given to Airlala, a Viet Nam-based e-commerce platform, on Tuesday as APEC senior officials began their policy deliberations.

President Donald Trump’s participation in the APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting and his State visit to Vietnam reflects the US’s interest in the partnership with Vietnam in particular and cooperation in the Asia-Pacific region

VietNamNet Bridge - The list of the richest stock billionaires has changed recently with the appearance of many new names after their businesses listed shares on the bourse.

 VietNamNet Bridge – This morning Minister of Information and Communications Truong Minh Tuan examined the APEC International Media Center in Da Nang.

 VietNamNet Bridge – In the first 10 months, 45 cases of measles – including one death – have been recorded in Ha Noi, against the northern region’s 99 cases and the country’s total figure of 229 cases.

 VietNamNet Bridge - InterContinental Danang, the resort that lies on Son Tra peninsula, was selected to host leaders of APEC member economies for the APEC Summit 2017.

 Time Out reporter explores how Vietnam is maximising its venue capacity to become the fastest-growing luxury MICE destination in Asia.

 APEC continues to prove its incredible ability to adapt, to transform and to lead, said Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Chair of the 2017 APEC National Committee Pham Binh Minh.

The HCM City police reported on Monday that they busted a gang that allegedly made guns in a cashew field in Binh Phuoc Province and trafficked a range of weapons in several cities and provinces around the country.

VietNamNet Bridge – Da Nang’s amazing transformation from an abandoned US military station in 1975 to the most liveable city in the country hosting the APEC 2017 summit is a story that goes back centuries,

 This seven-day workshop is for photographers and artists who wish to develop photo projects. The workshop will be held at Heritage Space, 6 Nguyen Hoang, Nam Tu Liem District, Hanoi from November 20 to 26.

While housing developers in HCM City are looking for occupants for over 15,000 apartments they have built, city authorities are saying more such apartments are needed to resettle people moved out of their houses

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A draft law on cyber security requires foreign companies providing internet and telecommunication services in Vietnam to have operation licenses, a representative agency and an open data center in the country .