President of the Republic of Korea (RoK) Moon Jae-in has urged efforts to promote free trade in the Asia-Pacific region and voiced support for the early conclusion of a regional trade deal known as the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP).

The Chair of the APEC and ASEAN Leaders' Informal Dialogue on November 10 issued a press statement. The full text of the press statement runs as follows:

Leaders of APEC and ASEAN welcomed Vietnam’s initiative to host the APEC and ASEAN Leaders’ Informal Dialogue.

President Tran Dai Quang held a bilateral meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the central city of Da Nang on November 10 on the sidelines of the APEC 2017 Economic Leaders’ Meeting.

Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang attended and delivered a speech at the plenary session of the Dialogue between APEC Economic Leaders and the APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) in the central city of Da Nang on November 10. Following is the full text of the speech.

US President Donald Trump praised Vietnam as one of the fastest-growing in the world in a keynote speech delivered at the APEC CEO Summit in the central city of Da Nang on November 10.

Economic integration, connectivity, and trade and investment liberalisation have been and will continue to be the top priorities for APEC cooperation, Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang has said.

VOV.VN - The APEC CEO Summit  2017 covers 15 discussion sessions with the participation of leaders of APEC member economies and major organizations and enterprises in the world.

Vietnam’s economic changes since its first hosting of the APEC Year in 2006 were the main content of an article written by Edmund Sim, which was recently published on The Diplomat magazine.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc held a reception in the central city of Da Nang on November 10 for Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Christine Lagarde, who has been in Vietnam to attend the APEC 2017 Economic Leaders’ Week.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh has affirmed Vietnam’s strong commitment to ensuring an open, transparent and fair business environment for businesses’ success.

Impressive economic growth, political stability, military strength, and increased prestige in the international arena have put Vietnam in the centre of a new economic structure of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum, said a Russia expert.

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern pledged to maintain the provision of official assistance development (ODA) and scholars for Vietnam during a meeting with her Vietnamese counterpart, Nguyen Xuan Phuc, in Da Nang city on November 10.

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.

Vietnam has been appraised for its successful development model thanks to impressive economic growth and radical reform to attract investment, particularly after the country joined APEC forum in 1998, said PhD Arisman, director of the Centre for Southeast Asian Studies (CSEAS).

VOV.VN - US President Donald Trump delivered a speech at the APEC CEO Summit 2017 in the central city of Da Nang on November 10. Following is his full speech at the event.  

The APEC CEO Summit 2017 entered the final day of working on November 10 in Da Nang city.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh hosted separate meetings in Da Nang city on November 9 with his New Zealand counterpart Winston Peters, and Papua New Guinean Minister of Foreign Affairs and Immigration Rimbink Pato within the framework of the APEC Economic Leaders’ Week.

VOV.VN - The Bogor Goals, adopted in 1994 at the second Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Bogor, Indonesia, paved the way for impressive trade and investment liberalization in the region over the past two decades.

Japan’s major media agencies, including NHK World and Japan Today carried stories updating the APEC Economic Leaders’ Week 2017, which is taking place in Vietnam’s central city of Da Nang from November 4-11.

APEC ministers agreed to continue discussing the Action Plan to Implement the Lima Declaration on Free Trade Agreement of the Asia-Pacific (FTAAP) at the 29th APEC Ministerial Meeting, which concluded in the central city of Da Nang on November 9.

Inclusive growth is becoming an important content that has topped recent agendas of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forums as it aims to have no one left behind during the development process.

Many Hong Kong firms are investing in Vietnam and looking for potential projects, said chief executive of Hong Kong Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor said.

Vietnam is willing to support and share experience to help Papua New Guinea fulfil its role as host of the APEC Year 2018, stated President Tran Dai Quang.

President Tran Dai Quang received State Counsellor of Myanmar Aung San Suu Kyi in the central city of Da Nang on November 9 on the sidelines of the ongoing APEC Economic Leaders’ Week.

Vietnam treasures and wishes to expand the friendship and multi-faceted cooperation with Peru, President Tran Dai Quang told Peruvian President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski in central Da Nang city on November 9.

President Tran Dai Quang had a bilateral meeting with Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak in central Da Nang city on November 9 within the framework of the ongoing APEC Economic Leaders’ Week. 

President Tran Dai Quang and Philippine President Rodrigo Roa Duterte have agreed to roll out measures to promote related mechanisms to implement bilateral agreements and improve effectiveness of existing cooperation mechanisms to enhance partnership in specific areas.

President Tran Dai Quang had a bilateral meeting with Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto in the central city of Da Nang on November 9 on the sidelines of the ongoing 25th APEC Economic Leaders’ Week.

VOV.VN - On the evening of November 9, Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull arrived in the central city of Da Nang for the APEC 2017 Economic Leaders' Week.