Highlights of the week (from December 5th to December 11th)

Party chief meets constituents in Hanoi

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and other National Assembly (NA) deputies of Hanoi met with voters in Dong Anh and Long Bien districts on December 6th to report the outcomes of the 14th NA’s second session.
Primary school for overseas Vietnamese children inaugurated on Tonle Sap lake
The Vietnamese Embassy in Cambodia and the Vietnamese - Cambodian Association in Kampong Chhnang province inaugurated a primary school for overseas Vietnamese children in Bo Ri Bo district on December 6th.
Prizes for all six Vietnamese students at int’l science olympiad
All six Vietnamese students have won prizes, including two gold medals, at the 13th International Junior Science Olympiad (IJSO), held in Bali, Indonesia.
Fruit-vegetable export value surpasses USD2.1 billion
Fruit-vegetable exports in 11 months of 2016 earned USD2.178 billion, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).
Party Secretariat disciplines officials linked to Trinh Xuan Thanh
The Party Central Committee’s Secretariat has decided punishments on some officials for violations related to Trinh Xuan Thanh, former Vice Chairman of the Hau Giang provincial People’s Committee.
APEC Year 2017 – focus of Vietnam’s external activities: Deputy FM
APEC Year 2017 is among focuses of Vietnam’s external activities in the context of intensive and extensive international integration, stated Deputy Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son on December 9th while chairing the first press conference of Vietnam on the event.
IMF chief economist affirms support for Vietnam’s fiscal reform
Chief Economist of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Maurice Obstfeld has expressed his support for Vietnam’s reform orientations, especially in the fiscal policy and the restructuring of the banking system and State-owned enterprises./.