APEC finance ministers will focus on discussing four cooperation priorities in 2017 at their 24th meeting and related events in Hoi An city, the central province of Quang Nam, from October 19-21.

 Two Indonesian naval Sigma-class corvette vessels docked at the Ho Chi Minh City international port on October 18, starting a four-day visit to the southern economic hub.

Deputy Defence Minister Sen. Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Chi Vinh and Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defence for South and Southeast Asia of the US Dr. Joseph Felter co-chaired the Vietnam-US defence policy dialogue 2017 in Washington D.C on October 17.

Johnson & Johnson on Tuesday won the reversal of a $72 million verdict in favor of the family of a woman whose death from ovarian cancer they claimed stemmed from her use of the company’s talc-based products

 More than 170 foreign professional athletes and entrepreneurs will take part in a yacht race from Hong Kong to Vietnam’s Nha Trang City slated for October 18 to 25.

 Many cities and provinces are overspending their health insurance funds while Vietnam Social Security (VSS) is tightening its payouts, said Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Kim Tien.

 Idemitsu Q8 Petroleum Co Ltd (IQ8), which has launched the first wholly foreign-owned gas station in Vietnam, may find it hard to expand its retail network across the country.

 The central coastal city of Da Nang has designed a wide range of tours to serve 10,000 delegates to the APEC Summit 2017 set to transpire on November 6-11.

 Vietnamese representative Hoang Thu Thao on October 16 appeared in national costume designed by Brian Vo at Miss Global Beauty Queen 2017 in the Republic of Korea.

 Snap Inc, parent company of messaging and video app Snapchat, and NBCUniversal launched a joint venture studio on Tuesday to produce scripted shows and other genres to air on Snapchat.

 South Korean investigators raided the Seoul office of McDonald’s Corp on Wednesday, following a series of complaints that children fell ill after eating hamburger patties alleged to have been undercooked, 

 Foreign retailers continue to invest heavily in Vietnam, according to Navigos Search, opening up opportunities at all levels of employment.

 Despite predictions of falling prices in the buy-to-let housing segments in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City due to increased supply, as of now the segment remains one of the most profitable for investors.

Though Idemitsu Kosan has impressed Vietnamese with high-quality, friendly service, it will still meet difficulties to cement its position in the Vietnamese market, experts say.

VietNamNet Bridge - APEC 2017 will open many opportunities for businesses, especially small and medium enterprises, to access the broad market of member economies.

The Supreme People’s Procuracy on Tuesday has finalised charges against Huynh Nam Dung, former management board chairman of Mekong Housing Bank (MHB), and sixteen accomplices.

Vietnam representative Huyen My and other contestants of the Miss Grand International 2017 showed off their curvaceous figures in the bikini contest on October 17.

 Vietnam’s appeal as a destination for foreign logistics providers is rising on the back of its expanding retail market.

 Vietnamese model Phi Phuong Anh has been listed among The Best Street Style from Seoul Fashion Week Spring ’18 on the US’s Vogue fashion magazine.

Hanoi will focus its foreign investment attraction on transport, logistics, healthcare, education, and waste treatment in a move to become a smart city in the future.