Around 94,000 people in Vietnam die of cancer every year, which is up to nine times higher than the high number of annual traffic accident fatalities in the country.

 Many in the education sector are concerned that the Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) has permitted a pilot project allowing Hồng Bàng International University to offer courses in pre-school teaching.

 Delegates travelling to the APEC Summit arrived at Da Nang International Airport on Sunday, kicking off this year’s biggest foreign affairs event in Viet Nam.

 Da Lat City officials, on Friday, began an investigation into the deforestation in Commune 12’s subzone 151.

 The Government has decided to abolish the decades-old household registration book system.

 People in the central coastal city of Da Nang are proud of being the host of the APEC 2017 Economic Leaders’ Week, slated for November 6-11.

 Over 100 provincial government officials, investors and other stakeholders have gathered in Ho Chi Minh City to discuss policies for the development of solar energy.

 The world’s leading food service retailer, McDonald’s, is set to open its first restaurant in Hanoi.

 The “cap sac” (maturity ritual) of the Dao ethnic group may be recognised by UNESCO as Intangible Cultural Heritage.

 Storm Damrey has wreaked havoc in the south central coast of Vietnam, killing 27 people and leaving 22 others missing by 8:00am on November 5, according to the Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control.|

 An exhibition entitled Thu Vong Nguyet (Memories of the Mid-Autumn Festival) is being held at Van Mieu (the Temple of Literature) in Hanoi.

 APEC delegates have applauded Vietnam’s preparations for the APEC 2017 Economic Leaders’ Week, scheduled to take place in the central coastal city of Da Nang from November 6-11.

 The APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) agreed on recommendations to be submitted to APEC leaders at its meeting in the central city of Da Nang on November 5.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc urged central agencies and localities to use their resources to develop three leading State-run universities in Hanoi, Da Nang and HCM City into university-city complexes to herald the Industry 4.0 era.

 The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism named top 20 entries of a poster contest on the APEC Year 2017 at a ceremony held in Hanoi on November 3.

 Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau said on November 2 that he expects to meet with Vietnam’s leaders to advance various important issues.

 “Dinh Vuong Pham” tea manufactured by Tan Cuong Hoang Binh Tea JSC has won overall award in the North America international specialty tea competition held in the US state of Arizona from August 2017. 

 President of Chile Michelle Bachelet Jeria is going to pay a State visit to Vietnam from November 8 to 9, according to the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

 President Tran Dai Quang presented decisions granting the rank of Ambassador of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam to five diplomats at a ceremony in Hanoi on November 3.

 Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh received Chinese Deputy Minister of State Security Tang Chao in Hanoi on November 4.