A Vietnamese delegation led by Deputy Minister of Transport Le Manh Hung attended the fifth Pan-Beibu Gulf (PBG) Economic Cooperation Forum that opened in Nanning , capital of South China 's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, on August 12.

With the theme “Development of China-ASEAN free trade agreement and Tonkin Gulf economic cooperation”, the forum will focus on discussing three main issues including the establishment China-ASEAN free trade area and development of Nanning-Singapore Economic Corridor, talk with 500 major enterprises about international investment and cooperation in shipping, ports and logistics in the PBG region.

Nearly 400 delegates from China, Cambodia, Thailand, Myanmar, Vietnam along with experts from China and foreign countries attended the event./.