Legend has it that in a cataclysmic year, a gold bell on a raft floated down the river to the alluvial ground of Nhan Duc Hamlet.

 Before heading to Vietnam to attend the 2017 APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting in the central city of Da Nang, Mexican Prime Minister Enrique Pena wrote for the Mexican Government’s website, affirming that Vietnam and Mexico are uniting the Pacific.

 The upcoming official visit to Vietnam made by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau from November 8-9 will help open up more cooperation opportunities for both countries, said former Canadian Ambassador to Vietnam David Devine.

 The Aeon Mall Ha Dong, covering an area of 150,000 sqm, will be built in Ha Dong district, Hanoi with an investment of more than 2 trillion VND (90.3 million USD).

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his entourage will attend the 31st ASEAN Summit in Manila, the Philippines, from November 12-14 at the invitation of his Philippine counterpart Rodrigo Duterte, the Foreign Ministry said on November 6. 

 General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and President Xi Jinping will pay a State-level visit to Vietnam from November 12-13. 

 US President Donald Trump will pay a State visit to Vietnam from November 11-12, announced the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on November 6.

 Legislators debated the fight against crimes and law violations, judgment execution and anti-corruption at the fourth sitting of the 14th National Assembly (NA) on November 6. 

 Two poor-quality petrol sellers to be investigated, Officials seek to stop dumping of 62,000cu.m of mud waste, Viet Nam-Russia Tropical Centre offers hyperbaric oxygen therapy

 VietNamNet Bridge - The fourth session of the APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) closed after three working days. ABAC agreed to send 20 recommendations to APEC economic leaders.

 VietNamNet Bridge - A total of 5 containers of goods have been brought from Hanoi to the APEC International Media Center (IMC) in Da Nang to serve the APEC Summit Week 2017.

 VietNamNet Bridge - On the opening day of the 2017 APEC Economic Leaders’ Week, the traffic and mobile police forces performed their missions under heavy rain.

 The Ministry of Information and Communications has approved the restructuring plans of MobiFone Corporation and Vietnam Post Office Corporation (VNPost), said a report on VietnamFinance news website.

VCCI has pointed out discrepancies between some provisions of the draft Law on Cyber Security and the nation’s commitments to WTO and the Vietnam-EU Free Trade Agreement.

 VietNamNet Bridge - This morning, in Da Nang, the Concluding Senior Officials Meeting (CSOM) opened under the chairmanship of Deputy Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son.

 A week of free screenings marking the 20th Vietnam Film Festival will be held on November 8-14 in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

 In its dispatch to people’s committees across the country, the Ministry of Education and Training ordered to put an end to collecting enrollment fees in excess of standard levels set by the government.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Today, the 2017 APEC Economic Leaders’ Week commenced in the central city of Da Nang with the opening session of the two-day Concluding Senior Officials Meeting.

A selection of noteworthy artistic and cultural events will take place in in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

 Basic information about 21 APEC member economies