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
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Steering Committee set up for Prevention of Corruption
The Central Steering Committee for Prevention and Control of Corruption began functioning in Hanoi from February 4. At a meeting, To Huy Rua, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, announced the Politburo's decision to set up a 16 member committee and designate Nguyen Phu Trong, Party General Secretary, as head of the Committee. Committee members heard a review of anti-corruption activities in 2012, identifying major areas requiring attention, and outlining work agenda for 2013. Mr. Nguyen Ba Thanh, Permanent Deputy Head of the Steering Committee, presented plans to assign tasks to members of the Committee and planning of a work program for 2013. Party leader Trong stressed in his speech the committee's aim to usher in a new era that would be corruption free. The General Secretary said that members and leaders of the Party Central Internal Affairs Committee and the Standing Central Steering Committee on Prevention of Corruption would always maintain honesty and … [Read more...] about Steering Committee set up for Prevention of Corruption
APEC meet seeks stronger ties in economy, technology
APEC meet seeks stronger ties in economy, technology (07-09-2007) SYDNEY— Ministers and representatives from 21 Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) member economies yesterday called for strengthening of economic and technical co-operation. "Economic and technical co-operation remains a vital pillar of APEC," said a joint statement released in the wake of the two-day ministerial meeting which closed yesterday. The APEC ministers commended work to revitalise the Senior Official Meeting's Steering Committee on economic and technical policy agenda and encouraged the committee's continued strategic guidance to APEC's economic and technical capacity building activities, said the statement. It said the ministers endorsed the establishment of working groups on mining, trade promotion and human resources. The ministers also endorsed the efforts by officials to develop greater collaboration with other international organisations on research and policy analysis, said the statement. … [Read more...] about APEC meet seeks stronger ties in economy, technology
ASEANs senior officials to meet on environment
ASEAN senior environment officials will hold their 21st meeting (ASOEN 21) in Ha Noi from August 27, alongside the East Asian Senior Officials meeting and the ASEAN Exhibition on Biodiversity. At ASOEN 21, officials will evaluate the work of ASEAN in managing the maritime environment, nature preservation, bio-diversity, building environmentally sustainable cities, water-resource management and environmental education and training. Officials will also discuss the ASEAN Transboundary Haze Pollution Accord and climate change. In addition, delegates will assess the effectiveness of collaborative projects between ASEAN and dialogue partners. Officials at the East Asian Senior Officials meeting will look into various programmes such as the "Cities, Resource Efficiency, and the 3R Policy (Reduce, recycle, reuse); "Cities and Biodiversity"; "Introduction of Low Carbon Cities in East Asia: Challenges and Opportunities"; and "Cities Resilience to Climate Change and Government … [Read more...] about ASEANs senior officials to meet on environment
APEC finalizing summit agenda
Senior Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) officials have reached agreement on several issues on the agenda at the APEC Summit to be held in Vietnam later this year. Delegates from the 21 APEC member economies, including Vietnam, took part in the first APEC Senior Officials Meeting (SOM 1), which wrapped up in Hanoi Thursday. "The meeting confirmed its continued support for a multilateral trade mechanism in the World Trade Organization with APEC members calling for an early conclusion of negotiations for Vietnam and Russia's accession to the WTO," Vietnam's Deputy Foreign Minister Le Cong Phung, also the head of Vietnamese delegation to SOM 1, said. … [Read more...] about APEC finalizing summit agenda