Check out news you should not miss today, November 16:

Politics

-- Permanent Deputy Secretary of Ho Chi Minh City’s Party Committee Tat Thanh Cang, who is also a member of the Party Central Committee, has been found to flout the principle of democratic centralism, as well as the municipal Party Committee’s authority and working regulations on asset management and use in enterprises owned by the municipal Party Committee, according to the Inspection Commission of the Party Central Committee.

-- The Asia-Pacific, and in particular the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, has remained a focus of Vietnam’s foreign policy, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh said at the 30th APEC Ministerial Meeting in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea on Thursday.

Society

-- The management center of public transport under the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Transport on Thursday said they are investigating a case in which around 140 pieces of valuable public equipment worth nearly VND600 million (US$25,697), including LED screens and touch screen computers, have been stolen at 100 different spots citywide during the first nine months of this year.

-- Dr. Ho Manh Tuong, a specialist in infertility treatment in Vietnam, has recently said Vietnamese men’s sperm quality has been more and more ‘abnormal,’ citing some studies at infertility treatment centers in Vietnam.

Business

-- Tanzania’s plan to increase the country’s cashew nut prices in 2018 could lead to a global shortage, with processors in Vietnam and India likely to be hit first, Reuters reported on Thursday, citing traders.

Lifestyle

-- A tour named BonBon City Tour with retro-style decorated buses has recently been put into operation in the capital city of Hanoi with a focus on discovering local old values through 23 streets and nine stops at famous attractions.

Sports

-- Brazil and Real Madrid legend Roberto Carlos is scheduled to meet fans outside Hanoi-based My Dinh Stadium today before Vietnam host Malaysia in their second Group A game at the 2018 AFF Championship.

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