Mocha Messenger, an over-the-top (OTT) service that provides free Internet-based calls and messaging for users, reached some 10 million of users by the end of October, two years after its launch.

 About two billion shares of six companies will start trading on the stock market this week, of which Vincom Retail debuts 1.9 billion shares on the HCM Stock Exchange on Monday.

 Four leaders of Viet Nam’s large corporations have been invited to participate in the APEC CEO Summit 2017, being held from November 8 to 10 in the central city of Da Nang.

The Rock Adventure Blue team of Malaysia triumphed in the men’s cup category at the 10th Viet Nam Hockey Festival.

 A website dedicated to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum will be launched with the address https://www.vietnamplus.vn/apec2017 in three languages – Vietnamese, English and French.

 As many as 84 ethnic minorities students in Sa Thay District, Central Highlands’ Kon Tum Province, were hospitalised on Monday afternoon due to alleged food poisoning.

 Many streets in HCM City were submerged under 1.65 metres of water due to rising tides in the early morning on Monday, causing traffic jams and flooding of residents’ houses and stalled motorbikes.

 The National Assembly’s Judicial Committee urged the Government to complete mechanisms and regulations to monitor citizens’ income, especially public servants with a focus on improving transparency and accountability.

 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.

 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.

 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.

 Basic information about 21 APEC member economies

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