All necessary preparations for the first APEC Senior Officials Meeting (SOM1) have been completed after the SOM Steering Committee on ECOTECH (SCE), the SOM Friends of the Chair (FoTC) on Connectivity and the Policy Support Unit (PSU) concluded their final meetings on March 1. As the first event with the attendance of APEC senior officials, the FoTC meeting updated the progress of implementing initiatives to deploy the APEC Connectivity Blueprint. The delegates also discussed the implementation of the long-term plan on infrastructure investment and development as well as the APEC Services Competitiveness Roadmap. In his opening speech, Vietnamese Permanent Deputy Foreign Minister, APEC 2017 Chair Bui Thanh Son stressed that enhancing connectivity will help create new dynamism for economic growth, promote inclusive development, strengthen regional economic links and bring APEC economies closer. Today, SCE heard a report on the APEC work plan presented by Executive Director of the … [Read more...] about Vietnam is ready for first APEC Senior Officials Meeting
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Related meetings held within APEC SOM-1
The Hanoitimes - A number of meetings have been held within the framework of the first Senior Officials’ Meeting of APEC in Nha Trang City, in the south central province of Khanh Hoa. They include the 9th meeting of APEC’s Policy Partnership on Science, Technology and Innovation (PPSTI-9), the 1st meeting of APEC Sub-Committee on Standards and Conformance (SCSC-1), and 44th meeting of the Intellectual Property Rights Experts’ Group (IPEG-44). At the 11th meeting of APEC disaster risk mitigation group, Tran Quang Hoai, a member from the National Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control, said the Vietnamese government has worked out a number of measures, including adjusting the national strategy for natural disaster prevention, response and mitigation until 2025 with a vision to 2030. Vietnam pledges to fully participate in APEC’s activities and is ready to share experience in natural disaster prevention and learn from other countries. … [Read more...] about Related meetings held within APEC SOM-1
Joint Communiqué of the 49th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
Foreign ministers at the ASEAN-Japan Ministerial Meeting as part of the 49th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting and related meetings (Photo: VNA) Vientiane (VNA) – The 49th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting issued a Joint communiqué in Vientiane on July 24. The following is the full text of the joint communiqué. “JOINT COMMUNIQUÉ OF THE 49th ASEAN FOREIGN MINISTERS’ MEETING VIENTIANE, 24 JULY 2016 ‘TURNING VISION INTO REALITY FOR A DYNAMIC ASEAN COMMUNITY’ We, the Foreign Ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), met on 24 July 2016 at the 49th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM) in Vientiane, Lao PDR, under the theme “Turning Vision into Reality for a Dynamic ASEAN Community”. His Excellency Saleumxay Kommasith, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lao PDR, chaired the Meeting. ASEAN COMMUNITY BUILDING ASEAN Community Vision 2025 1. With the formal establishment of the ASEAN Community … [Read more...] about Joint Communiqué of the 49th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
CPV Central Committee opens 5th meeting
th Communist Party of Vietnam's Central Committee opened its 5th meeting Monday in Hanoi. Scheduled for 9 days, the meeting is expected to discuss the revision of the 1992 Constitution. Delegates will also review implementation of the 9th Party Central Committee's Resolution, discuss measures to renovate land policies on land in the country's industrialization and modernization process, as well as some socio-economic issues for the next 8 years with a focus given to social policy beneficiaries and ensuring social security. High on the agenda are the 5-year implementation of the 10th Party Central Committee's Resolution on enhancing the Party's leadership in the fight against corruption and wastefulness while consolidating and improving the quality of the Central Steering Committee for anti-corruption. Delegates will also hear reports on major tasks completed by the Politburo and on the country's socio-economic development over the past 4 months. … [Read more...] about CPV Central Committee opens 5th meeting
Steering Committee for world economic forum set up
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has decided to set up a Steering Committee to prepare for the holding of the World Economic Forum (WEF) on East Asia 2010 in Vietnam. The committee, headed by Deputy PM Hoang Trung Hai, will be responsible for steering, managing and supervising relevant ministries and agencies' preparations for the forum due to open in June. Another group will also be set up to assist in drawing up the agenda for the committee's meetings. Source: VOV … [Read more...] about Steering Committee for world economic forum set up