VietJet Aviation JSC plans to expand its fleet to include wide-body jets as the Vietnamese low-cost carrier considers California as its first U.S. destination starting in the next two years. 

 Lobster farmers in Phu Yen Province are in need of new loans to continue their business after most of their farms were damaged in Storm Damrey.

 APEC 2017 that took place from November 6 -11 in the central city of Da Nang is considered an ideal occasion for Vietnam to intensify tourism dissemination, contributing to attracting more foreign visitors to the country. 

 Credit growth in the 10 months through October reached 13.5 per cent, the National Financial Supervisory Commission said in a latest report.

NA deputies on Monday discussed the feasibility of land clearance and resettlement to build the Long Thanh International Airport mega project in southern Dong Nai Province. 

The Ministry of Industry and Trade has issued Decision No 4236 / QD-BCT to extend the deadline for investigating cases of applying safeguard measures for DAP and MAP fertilisers imported into Viet Nam before issuing the final report.

 Lam Dong Province’s Department of Culture, Sports, and Tourism on Sunday introduced its new tourism code of conduct.

 The HCM City Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera (HBSO) will hold the “A Night of Concertos” concert at the Opera House this week, featuring Japanese and Vietnamese soloists.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc met with United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and European Council (EC) President Donald Tusk in Manila, the Philippines on November 13 on the sidelines of the 31st ASEAN Summit and related meetings.

 The Vietnam Museum of Ethnology is hosting a series of cultural activities to mark its 20 years of operation.

 Vietnam has affirmed its vital role in ASEAN since its joining in 1995, an article posted on infox.ru highlighted.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc had a meeting with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang shortly after the 31st ASEAN Summit concluded a plenary session in Manila, the Philippines, on November 13.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc highlighted three key areas of ASEAN cooperation in his speech at the plenary session of the 31st ASEAN Summit held in Manila, the capital city of the Philippines, on November 13. 

 Vietnam’s naval ship HQ 012-Ly Thai To arrived in Chuk Samet port, Thailand, on November 13, to take part in the first ASEAN Multilateral Naval Exercise (AMNEX).

 President Tran Dai Quang called for unceasing reinforcement of political trust between Vietnam and China during his talks with General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and President Xi Jinping in Hanoi on November 13.

 Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army Phan Van Giang hosted a reception in Hanoi on November 13 for Director of the Defence Mobilisation Department under the Central Military Commission of China Sheng Bin. 

 President Tran Dai Quang partly attributed the success of the 2017 APEC Leaders’ Meeting to contributions by 35 domestic and foreign special, main and co-sponsors during a reception in Hanoi on November 13. 

 The 14th National Assembly (NA) passed the resolution on state budget estimates for 2018 on November 13, part of its ongoing fourth session in Hanoi.

 The National Assembly adopted the Resolution on State budget estimate for 2018 during its ongoing fourth session in Hanoi on November 13 with 86.56 percent of approval

Vietnam always respects ASEAN’s relations with partners and highly values the partners’ commitment to continuing to assist the bloc to build an ASEAN Community, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has said.