Leaders’ Week, Chinese Party Gen-
eral Secretary and President Xi Jin-
ping, US President Donald Trump
and Chilean President Michelle
Bachelet paid state visits to Vietnam.
Meanwhile, Canadian Prime Min-
ister Justin Trudeau made an official
visit. These were historic trips dur-
ing which strategic agreements were
reached, heralding new chapters for
Vietnam’s relations with partners.
During the week, local leaders also
held more than 50 meetings with
leaders of partner countries. Vietnam
signed 121 cooperation agreements
worth nearly 20 billion USD in to-
tal. Many partners like Russia, China,
Laos, the US, Japan, the Republic of
Korea and New Zealand also gave
assistance in different forms (in total
of 9 million USD) to support flood
victims in the central region hit by
typhoon Damrey.
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During the APEC Economic Lead-
ers’ Week, Vietnam advertised its
potential and opportunities for de-
velopment, economy, trade, invest-
ment, services and tourism. Notably,
the APEC CEO Summit attracted a
record of over 2,000 businesses, in-
cluding some 1,300 foreign firms.
The Vietnam Business Summit drew
about 2,200 businesses, including
850 Vietnamese companies.