Chatbot Danang FanstatiCity is an all-in-one application providing tourists to the central coastal city of Da Nang with full travel information, local weather and road directions for free.

 President Tran Dai Quang hosted receptions for the newly-accredited ambassadors from Nigeria, Greece and the US in Hanoi on November 6.

 A series of cultural activities will be held through November in the central city and Hoi An for delegates to the APEC Economic Leaders’ Week and the APEC Voices of the Future Forum.

Most delegations attending the APEC Voices of the Future 2017 are interested in youth’s contributions to the APEC vision towards 2020 and beyond, one of the four topics discussed during the plenary session of the five-day event.

 Typhoon Damrey, the 12th storm to hit Vietnam this year, killed 44 people and left 19 others unaccounted for as of November 6 morning.

 Ngu Hanh Son - Museum of Cham Sculpture Tour takes visitors to a cluster of five marble and limestone hills in Ngu Hanh Son District, south of Da Nang City.  There are several caves, temples and pagodas in this area. 

 Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on November 4 presented the State Pushkin Prize to a Vietnamese scientist for her outstanding contributions to friendship and cooperation between the two countries.

 Despite a strong rebound on November 3, Vietnamese shares are expected to remain sluggish this week given a lack of business information and market dependence on large-cap shares.

Under the theme "Create New Dynamism, Fostering A Shared Future", the Forum focused on two priorities: promoting sustainable, creative and inclusive growth; the youth actively contribute to creating new dynamism of Asia-Pacific.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc hosted a reception in Hanoi on November 6 for Executive Chairman of the Chinese Alibaba Group Jack Ma who is in Vietnam to attend the Vietnam E-Payment Forum.

 An art project to decorate a 360-metre sea dyke wall with ceramic mosaics is underway in the central city of Da Nang to welcome the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders’ Week.

The HCMC People’s Committee on November 5 held a ceremony to honour local athletes who well performed at the ninth ASEAN Para Games and the fifth Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games.

 New US Ambassador to Vietnam Daniel Kritenbrink asserted that he will make efforts to promote ties with Vietnam in various fields.

 Nearly 760 English-speaking volunteers have been deployed to support foreign guests to the APEC Economic Leaders’ Week, which runs in central Da Nang city between November 6 and 11.

The 2017 APEC Economic Leaders’ Week will kick off this week in Danang, with CEOs of thousands of firms from APEC member economies gathering and discussing investment and business opportunities and plans in Vietnam. Nguyen Dat reports.

 The APEC Voices of the Future 2017 (VOF 2017) kicked off in the central city of Da Nang on November 6, gathering 180 delegates from 17 APEC member economies.

 The APEC 2017 International Media Centre (IMC) in the central city of Da Nang is well-equipped, offering a good experience for Papua New Guinea, the host of APEC next year, said Helen Rei, senior reporter of The National, Papua New Guinea. 

Vietnam became a member of APEC 19 years ago, an important milestone in the implementation of the Party and State’s external policies of expansion, diversification and multilateralisation of relations and international economic integration.

 VietNamNet Bridge – German, South Korean and Vietnamese artists will together bring the Promise to 800 dance back to the stage of the HCM City Opera House this week.

 Bacteria living in the murky depths of the digestive system seem to influence whether tumours shrink during cancer therapy, say French and US researchers.