The stock market will feature a series of initial public offerings (IPOs) by State-owned enterprises (SoEs), including mega corporations, this year-end.

 The APEC CEO Summit 2017 continued in Da Nang city on November 9 with discussions focusing on a number of issues closely related to Asian-Pacific businesses.

 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.

 An expensive truffle more commonly found in the Mediterranean has been grown in the UK for the first time.

 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.

 A park featuring symbols of members of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) officially opened in the central city of Da Nang on November 9 as part of activities of the ongoing APEC 2017 Economic Leaders’ Week.

 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.

The APEC economies should create conditions for people who lose jobs due to automated manufacturing to move to other areas where they will work at their homes or on e-commerce platforms, said Victoria Kwakwa, Vice President of the World Bank. 

Specialists from the ILO on November 8 shared experiences in wage and social insurance issues and gave recommendations to Vietnam’s draft plan for reforming wage, social insurance and benefits for national contributors.

Vice Chairman of the HCMC People’s Committee Le Thanh Liem had a meeting on November 8 with the General Director of Japan’s education group Soshi, who said his firm wants to set up an international university in the city.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Health has promulgated a document to inspect the quality of hospitals and medical workers and satisfaction of patients this year.

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City plans to set up taxi pick-up stands to prevent taxis parking in the wrong places and roaming the streets for fares.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Dumping waste mud into Quy Nhon City’s sea must not harm natural protection and aquaculture production areas, 

 VietNamNet Bridge – The APEC business community needs to help tackle serious challenges facing the world today, including widespread poverty and unprecedented impacts of climate change,

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 – Total value of stock market capitalisation in the first 10 months was equal to 61 per cent of Viet Nam’s gross domestic product, 

An overwhelming majority of Vietnamese business heads are confident about growing revenues and profits in the coming years and preparing to adapt to the fourth industrial revolution (Industry 4.0),

 VietNamNet Bridge – The undersea Asia-America Gateway (AAG) internet cable – one of the six cables connecting Viet Nam with the rest of the world – has ruptured since Tuesday morning.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam crushed Laos 4-0 in the final Group H match of the 2018 AFC U-19 Championship qualification at the Hsinchu County Second Stadium in Chinese Taipei yesterday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam, the host of the ongoing 2017 APEC Economic Leaders’ Week, brought home all three top prizes of the APEC Photo Contest 2017.