VOV.VN -Vietnam successfully hosted the APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting and APEC Year 2017.These events have generated opportunities for Vietnam to further strengthen relations with other countries.

 Vietnam made utmost efforts to ensure the success of the APEC 2017 Economic Leaders’ Week in Da Nang city from November 4-11, according to The Malay Mail.

APEC Year 2017, with the freshly-concluded APEC Economic Leaders’ Week in Da Nang city the highlight, was comprehensively successful, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh told the media on November 13.

Leaders of APEC economies have expressed their strong commitment to the multilateral trade system in the digital age and anti-protectionism while also recognised the importance of bilateral agreements, stated Thailand’s The Nation.

President Tran Dai Quang partly attributed the success of the 2017 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders’ Meeting to contributions by 35 domestic and foreign special, main and co-sponsors during a reception in Hanoi on November 13. 

Vietnam’s engagement in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) will benefit her export businesses, President and CEO of the Asia-Pacific Foundation Stewart Beck said.

Russian President Vladimir Putin highlighted the practicality of topics discussed at the 25th APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting, at a press briefing after the event concluded in central Da Nang city on November 11.

Vietnam is becoming one of the leading players in the region, said Maria Zelenkova, a research fellow at the Russian Institute of Strategic Studies in a recent analysis.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has reaffirmed his government’s commitment to open and advanced trade both inside and outside the country.

Vietnam’s President Tran Dai Quang underscored the need for APEC to affirm and uphold its leadership in seeking new drivers for growth, to contribute to a peaceful, stable, dynamic, interconnected and prosperous Asia-Pacific while chairing the 25th APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting.

Mexican Secretary of Foreign Affairs Luis Videgaray has said that he was impressed by ideas proposed by Vietnam at the APEC 2017 Economic Leaders’ Meeting, adding that Mexico fully supports the agenda. 

VOV.VN - APEC economic leaders approved the Da Nang Declaration after their 25th meeting on November 11 in the central city, affirming their determination to take collective actions to create new APEC dynamism.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh and US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson shared their belief that the State visit to Vietnam by President Donald Trump would help enhance the comprehensive partnership between the two countries. 

VOV.VN - On the morning of November 11 in Da Nang, President Tran Dai Quang delivered an opening speech at the APEC Economic Leaders Meeting's first retreat session highlighting the rapid development as well as huge challenges to APEC.  

Vietnam and Russia have issued a joint statement on their cooperation in safeguarding international information security following a meeting between Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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. 

Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for closer cooperation between members of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

China’s President Xi Jinping stressed the need to continue working together for a bright future for the Asia-Pacific in his keynote speech at the APEC CEO Summit in the central city of Da Nang on November 10.

The 25th APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting officially opened in Da Nang city on November 11 morning under the chair of Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang.

The APEC ministers issued a Joint Ministerial Statement on the outcomes of the 29th APEC Ministerial Meeting held in the central city of Da Nang on November 8-9.

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is in Vietnam to strike politically sensitive regional trade and security deals, according to the SBS World News.

VOV.VN - President Trump’s first Vietnam visit reflects the US vision on Asia-Pacific liberalization and openness, said Anthony Nelson, Director of the East Asia and Pacific Practice at the Albright Stonebridge Group. 

VOV.VN -On the morning of November 11, leaders of APEC member economies attended the 25th APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting, the most important event within the APEC 2017 Economic Leaders’ Week in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - On the evening of November 10, APEC leaders attended a grand banquet hosted by President Tran Dai Quang and his wife at a luxury hotel in the central city of Da Nang. 

New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern emphasized the necessity for joint efforts between the governments and businesses in mitigating climate change impacts at the APEC CEO Summit 2017, which wrapped up in the central of Da Nang on November 10.

President Tran Dai Quang delivered a welcome address at the Gala Dinner in celebration of the 25th APEC 2017 Economic Leaders’ Meeting in the central city of Da Nang on November 10.

VOV.VN - APEC members have renewed their resolve to sustain their cooperation and connectivity amid regional uncertainty. APEC Economic Leaders’ Week in Da Nang city has outlined measures to liberalize trade and encourage investment. 

US President Donald Trump will not hold a meeting with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the APEC 2017 Economic Leaders’ Meeting in Vietnam, the White House said on November 10.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has called on all members of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) to join hands in constructing a comprehensively connected and integrated region.

The youth representatives of 17 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) member economies adopted a youth declaration at the closing ceremony of the APEC Voices of the Future 2017 in the central province of Quang Nam on November 10.