The Working Committee of the ASEAN Ports Association (APA) convened its 33rd annual meeting in the central city of Da Nang on August 24.

At the event, senior officials from the APA, the Vietnam Ports Association and APA member ports reviewed the implementation of cooperation projects and discussed contents for the APA annual conference scheduled for later this year.

Participants also discussed human resource development, technological renovation and sea port projects in the region, as well as measures to promote cooperation between member ports.

Vietnam has been a full member of the APA for 18 years.-VNA