International friends have recognized the 2017 APEC as both a challenge and a great opportunity to promote growth and linkages in Asia Pacific and the world. VietNamNet would like to introduce an article by Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Hundreds of specialized motorcycles and vehicles have been mobilized from other localities to the central city of Da Nang to prepare for APEC 2017.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) says 70-90 percent of goods available at supermarkets are ‘Vietnamese’. But consumers say it is very difficult to find ‘Vietnamese goods’ at supermarkets.

 The 12th Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee has set a target of reducing at least 10 percent of staff of the political system apparatus by 2021 under Resolution 18.

 Legislators are discussing State apparatus reforms at the ongoing 4th session, focusing on measures to reduce the number of payroll.

 Mergers-and-acquisitions in Vietnam in this year’s first nine months has seen continuously strong momentum, with a number of key transactions in commercial and residential sectors.

VietNamNet Bridge - Many Vietnamese real estate developers are hiring foreign managers who have connections to potential customers. 

President Tran Dai Quang and his wife chaired the final rehearsal of activities in the APEC Economic Leaders' Week, slated for November 6-11, in Da Nang city on October 29.

 The HCM City People’s Committee has proposed that the Ministry of Construction apply a high tax on second and subsequent homes, as well as when there are a high number of real estate transactions within a year.

 The consumer price index (CPI) in October rose 0.41 per cent from the previous month and 2.98 per cent year-on-year, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

 The Law on Special Administrative-Economic Units must create breakthroughs in mechanisms and preferential incentives to boost economic development, experts have said.

 Vietnamese masters won two gold medals at the World Youth U14, U16, and U18 Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships, which is ongoing in Greece.

 Vietinbank pocketed their first National Super Volleyball Cup in their fourth attempt after beating VTV Binh Dien Long An 3-1 in the final match on Saturday.

 Vietnamese Nguyen Van Phuong championed the PTT-ITF Junior Grade 4 tennis tournament in Thailand yesterday.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong has signed a CPV Central Committee resolution on public health which sets a goal for 95 percent of the population to be covered by health insurance by 2025.

 A father and daughter died yesterday when a motorbike and a truck crashed into each other in central Ha Tinh Province.

 A group of ten children affected in different ways by Agent Orange look intently as “Teacher Yo” threads beads with a thin string to make bracelets.

 Centres specialising in using robots to treat diseases and cancers are being developed in HCM City in order to treat people throughout the country and foreign tourists, according to HCM City Department of Health.

 Many farmers in the Mekong Delta are regretting that they did not stockpile any rice as prices rise continuously and supply remains limited.

 A thorough audit of all State-owned agricultural businesses will be carried out in 2019 following next year’s concentrated restructuring efforts, so as to identify underperforming firms and other issues facing the sector.