Check out the news you should not miss today, November 18

Politics

-- The APEC Economic Leaders’ Week, hosted by Vietnam in the central city of Da Nang from November 6-11, has successfully ended with many key outcomes, Deputy Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son said as he chaired a meeting to announce the results of the event on Friday.

Society

-- A tropical depression that formed in the East Vietnam Sea on Friday has strengthened into a storm on Saturday morning and is heading towards Vietnam's south-central coast. It is the 14th storm to hit the country so far this year.

-- Nguyen Khac Thuy, 77, the suspect in the infamous child sex abuse case in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau, was sentenced to three years behind bars on Friday on charges of child molestation.

-- Mainstream media should actively work to 'orient' the currents of right information on social networks, Minister of Information and Communications Truong Minh Tuan emphasized during a Q&A session at the 14th National Assembly’s ongoing fourth session on Friday.

-- Two men were arrested Friday for allegedly transporting 26,200 methamphetamine pills in Na Meo commune, bordering Laos, in the north-central Vietnamese province of Thanh Hoa.

-- Authorities in Ho Chi Minh City's coastal district of Can Gio should have evacuation plans ready as the area might be hit by a storm, the municipal administration said at a meeting on Friday, as Vietnam was bracing for the 14th storm this year.

-- The deputy director of the finance department and deputy director of the environment department of the northern province of Son La have been arrested and taken into custody for investigation over their violations in compensating residents who had to relocate to make space for a local hydropower plant construction.

Business

-- Singapore-listed Jardine Cycle & Carriage Ltd (JC&C) has said one of its wholly-owned units had bought an additional 36 million shares worth $911.5 million in Vinamilk , Vietnam’s biggest-listed company, Reuters reported on Friday.

-- The Central Highlands province of Dak Lak plans to rake in up to $650 million a year from exporting coffee, according to a development master plan of the local administration.

Lifestyle

-- The first Italy-ASEAN Week, showcasing the best of the Italian lifestyle, is scheduled to kick off today, November 18, in Hanoi and runs until November 27