(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam climbed 14 places to 68th out of 190 economies in the World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business 2018 rankings. This is Vietnam’s most impressive showing ever and reflects the Vietnamese government’s efforts to create favorable conditions for businesses.

(VOVWORLD) -Vietnam successfully hosted the APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting and APEC Year 2017. Achievements of Vietnam’s most important diplomatic event this year have proved Vietnam’s active global integration and its leading role in major issues in the Asia-Pacific region. These events have generated opportunities for Vietnam to strengthen relations with other countries.

(VOVWORLD) - Spanish maritime safety authorities recently rescued 251 migrants, including children, who were making the perilous Mediterranean crossing to Europe. The incident has once again raised the alarm amid deteriorating illegal immigration in the region.

(VOVWORLD) - The Ministry of Science and Technology will present Techfest 2017, a national festival for innovative start-ups, during the next two days. Foreign and Vietnamese startups and investors will attend the event.

(VOVWORLD) - The 31st ASEAN Summit and related meetings opened in Manila, the Philippines, on Monday. Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and leaders of ASEAN and dialogue partner countries will discuss ways to strengthen connectivity and realize the ASEAN Community Vision 2025 to promote the region’s peace, stability, self-reliance, and openness.

(VOVWORLD) - China’s Party General Secretary and President Xi Jinping is paying a state visit to Vietnam until Monday after attending the 25th APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting in Da Nang city. The visit, made at the invitation of Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and President Tran Dai Quang, is expected to create more favorable conditions for stable and healthy relations between the two neighbors.

(VOVWORLD) -US President Donald Trump begins a 2-day state visit to Vietnam on Saturday, where he attend the APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting. His visit demonstrates the US‘s commitment to strengthening its partnership with Vietnam.

(VOVWORLD) - US President Donald Trump will pay a 2-day state visit to Vietnam and attend the APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting, beginning on Saturday. Anthony Nelson, Director of the East Asia and Pacific Practice at the Albright Stonebridge Group, said Trump’s first Vietnam visit reflects the US vision on Asia-Pacific liberalization and openness.

(VOVWORLD) - 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.

(VOVWORLD) -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. But a stronger resolve on the part of APEC members is needed more than ever to meet these goals given growing globalization and protectionism.