Deputies at the 14th National Assembly gave opinions on a report on the implementation of national targets on gender equality during their November 9 sitting as part of their ongoing fourth session. 

 President Tran Dai Quang met with guests from Papua New Guinea, Myanmar, Peru, Malaysia and the Philippines in Da Nang yesterday.

 Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on November 10 morning left Ho Chi Minh City for central Da Nang city where he will attend activities within the ongoing APEC Economic Leaders’ Week. 

 Vietnam wants the Asian Infrastructure Development Bank (AIIB) to become a prestigious and effective development bank of the region, President Tran Dai Quang has told AIIB President Jin Liqun.

"For the first time in APEC history, there are up to 2,000 CEOs gathered at the CEO Summit 2017," said Hoang Van Dung, Chairman of the APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) 2017.

 VietNamNet Bridge - On 8th and 9th of November, 2017, three plenary sessions of the 29th APEC Ministerial Meeting took place.

VietNamNet Bridge - From November 6th to 11th, the APEC Economic Leaders Week 2017 took place in Da Nang with the participation of over 10,000 delegates from 21 member economies.

Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang hosted an official welcoming ceremony and held talks with his Chilean counterpart Michelle Bachelet Jeria in Hanoi on November 9 morning.

 The UK’s Financial Times on November 8 published an article lauding preparations for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders’ Week by Vietnam and the central city of Da Nang in particular. 

VNA's resident correspondent in Washington D.C had an interview with David Shear, former US Ambassador to Vietnam and former Assistant Secretary of Defense. 

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has had an article themed “A dynamic, integrated and growing Vietnam in the Asia-Pacific,” on the occasion of the APEC Economic Leaders’ Week taking place in central Da Nang city from November 6-11.

 All eyes are on Vietnam as it is hosting the APEC Economic Leaders’ Week, the biggest economic event in the Asia-Pacific region. 

 VietNamNet Bridge - The authorities and people of the ancient town of Hoi An urgently clean up mud and wash the streets to welcome APEC leaders and their first ladies.

 National Assembly (NA) Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan received new United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Country Director for Vietnam Caitlin Wiesen in Hanoi on November 8.

 The 29th APEC Ministerial Meeting took place in Da Nang city on November 8, gathering foreign and economic ministers of the 21 APEC member economies.

 Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Hun Sen will attend the APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting in the central city of Da Nang on November 10 at the invitation of Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang.

 The Ministry of Transport should consider the possibility of cost overruns as it prepares to build a 654km section of the North-South expressway, NA deputies said at the ongoing fourth session of the 14th National Assembly in Hanoi on November 8.

VietNamNet Bridge - In Da Nang City, the Deputy PM and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh presided over the opening ceremony of the APEC Park.

 VietNamNet Bridge - At the APEC Business Summit 2017, speakers shared the optimistic belief that many new jobs would be created instead of rising unemployment in the new context.

 VietNamNet Bridge - During the breakfast with officials of 20 Vietnamese and international corporations and companies, the Prime Minister answered many issues related to the policies of Vietnam.