(VOVWORLD) - The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum will lead the international community in spurring on free trade and multilateral integration, Chile's President Sebastian Pinera said on Wednesday at the launching of APEC Chile Meeting 2019.

(VOVWORLD) - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved an 80-million-USD loan to help build and equip new campuses of the Hanoi Medical University and the University of Medicine and Pharmacy in Ho Chi Minh City, increasing annual undergraduate enrollment capacity by 2,200 and producing more than 1,800 additional health professional graduates from 2032.

(VOVWORLD) - Staff of Vietnam’s level-2 field hospital No.2 are under training in Hanoi to be ready for future UN-peacekeeping missions.

(VOVWORLD) - The Ministry of Education and Training, the Foreign Ministry and the Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF) held the Asia-Europe Conference on Life-Long Learning and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in Hanoi on Thursday.

(VOVWORLD) - Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam chaired a meeting on Wednesday in Hanoi to review five years of implementing Resolution 19 regarding the enhancement of the business environment, national competitiveness, and measures to boost its efficiency in 2019 and towards 2021.

(VOVWORLD) - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV) on Wednesday signed a 300-million-USD loan agreement to support the growth and productivity of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Vietnam.

(VOVWORLD) - The potential and growth of Vietnam’s tourism over the years were highlighted at a seminar in Kuwait on Wednesday, co-organized by the Embassy of Vietnam and Kuwait’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

(VOVWORLD) - The Ho Chi Minh City Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs held a local dialogue between overseas Vietnamese firms and leaders of municipal departments and agencies on Wednesday to discuss how to start a company.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnamese airports were estimated to serve 106 million passengers this year, up nearly 13% from last year, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam. 1.5 million tons of cargo was handled, up 7.7% year-on-year.

(VOVWORLD) - 60 most outstanding businesses who act for workers’ interests will be honored in Hanoi this Saturday.