(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc told 21 major business groups during the World Economic Forum on ASEAN (WEF-ASEAN) in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on Friday, that they have the will to succeed in Vietnam: “Vietnam is not only a market of 93 million people but also a market of ASEAN. We have signed 12 new-generation Free Trade Agreements and are negotiating 4 more deals to expand our market.”

(VOVWORLD) - Gatherings related to the Senior Officials’ Meeting of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum continued in Hanoi on Friday.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam will facilitate German partnership with local firms in the fields of economy, culture, education and the environment, said Nguyen Hoang Long, head of the Foreign Affairs Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on Friday.

(VOVWORLD) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected Vietnam’s economic growth in 2017 at 6.5%, the highest among all Asian countries, and 6.3% for next year.

(VOVWORLD) - Role models of the ‘Studying and Following President Ho Chi Minh’s Moral Example’ campaign met in Hanoi on Friday. The meeting was organized by the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Communication and Education. Participants included a police officer, a doctor, and a woman who takes care of disadvantaged children.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam attaches great importance to and prioritizes economic, trade and investment ties with China. President Tran Dai Quang made the statement at a seminar on Vietnam-China economic and trade cooperation in Beijing on Friday, which drew approximately 500 businesses from both countries.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam took over the chairmanship of the Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum (APPF) for the 2017-2018 tenure from the Republic of Fiji at a ceremony in Ho Chi Minh City on Thursday.

(VOVWORLD) - Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh paid a courtesy visit to Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko and met with Crown Prince Naruhito on Thursday while in Japan to attend the 27th Global Summit of Women.

(VOVWORLD) - French President-elect Macron’s Republic on the Move Party has announced a list of 450 candidates for the parliamentary election scheduled for next month.

(VOVWORLD) - The EU is working to ease tensions and reach an agreement with the UK on Brexit negotiations, Michael Barnier, the EU’s chief Brexit negotiator, said Thursday in a speech to the Irish parliament.