The 25th APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting on November 11 is an important event within the framework of the APEC Economic Leaders’ Week underway in the central city of Da Nang. 

 President Tran Dai Quang and Japanese PM Shinzo Abe on November 10 witnessed the signing ceremony of cooperative documents worth US$5 billion between the two nations’ ministries, agencies and businesses. 

Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang hosted a gala dinner on November 10 to welcome Asian-Pacific leaders on the ocassion of the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting in Da Nang city.

 Many construction projects in Phu Quoc Island District are being built without licences or violate construction regulations.

VietNamNet Bridge - Around one out of every two Vietnamese borrows money on credit, according to StoxPlus. 

On the afternoon of November 10, President Tran Dai Quang chaired the APEC – ASEAN Leaders’ Informal Dialogue. This was the first dialogue between APEC and ASEAN, organized as an initiative of Vietnam.

 The UN Special Rapporteur on the right to food, Hilal Elver, will visit Vietnam from November 13-24 to gather first-hand information on the country’s food situation, including the impact of climate change.

 A ceremony was held on November 9 to mark the successful joint projects to remediate dioxin at the Da Nang Airport.

 Apple Vietnam has proposed the Ministry of Finance to remove a series of administrative procedures applied on its imported products, aiming to create advantage for its business activity, according to newswire Vietnamfinance.

 Solutions to boost sustainable development of agriculture in response to climate change are among issues that delegates of APEC member economies have spent time discussing over the last few days of the APEC Economic Leaders’ Week in Da Nang city.

US Ambassador to Vietnam Daniel J. Kritenbrink announced over $1 million in emergency assistance and long-term disaster risk reduction support to Vietnam to respond to the impacts of Typhoon Damrey and future disasters on behalf of the US Government.

 A Spanish tourist fell off a cliff while speeding on Ma Pi Leng Pass in Ha Giang Province.

 PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc has agreed a Vietnam Television (VTV) and the State Capital Investment Corporation (SCIC) decision to pull out of the Vietnam Television Tower project.

 Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his escorts jogged along a canal in Ho Chi Minh City on Thursday evening, attracting great attention from the public.

 The Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control on Friday morning asked coastal localities to prepare for a new typhoon.

VietNamNet Bridge - The avenue along a Sai Gon River project is expected to be implemented by Tuan Chau Group with total investment capital of VND63.5 trillion. 

On Saturday, the leaders of the world’s largest and most dynamic trading corridor will convene in Da Nang for their annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation leaders’ meeting.

 The visit to Vietnam by General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and President Xi Jinping from November 12-13 is intended to carry forward active development trends of relations between the two countries. 

 President Tran Dai Quang had a meeting in November 10 with Brunei Sultan Hagi Hassanal Bolkiah who is the central city of Da Nang to attend the APEC Economic Leaders’ Week.

 Vietnam and Australia have agreed to soon upgrade their relationship to a strategic partnership on the basis of their enhanced comprehensive partnership and huge potential for cooperation.