Vietnam’s Deputy Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son, at the plenary session of ABAC’s third meeting in 2017 in Toronto on July 26, urged the business community in APEC economies to actively join the forum’s activities this year.
The Asia Pacific’s most talented software and web developers took part in a 24-hour “APEC App Challenge”, a joint initiative by the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Asia Foundation and Google, in Hanoi on May 18.
International delegates to the APEC 2017 Second Senior Officials Meeting (SOM2) and related meetings in Hanoi have highlighted progress on the four priorities for APEC 2017 selected by host Vietnam.
The APEC 2017 Second Senior Officials Meeting (SOM2) in Hanoi has focused on discussing APEC priorities adopted at the SOM1 held in Nha Trang city, the south central province of Khanh Hoa in March.
Representatives from APEC member economies and relevant international organisations gathered in Hanoi on May 14 to discuss ways to boost sustainable urbanisation in the context of globalisation and climate change.
The APEC 2017 Second Senior Officials Meeting and related meeting continued the fifth working day on May 13 with more than 10 meetings and workshops hosted by APEC working groups and subcommittees.
Deputy Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Doan Mau Diep praised the outcomes of the meetings of the Group of Friends on Disability (GoFD) organised over the past years.
The second Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM2) and related meetings as part of the APEC Vietnam 2017 will take place in Hanoi from May 9-18, according to Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang.
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