The 10 member states of Asean and China’s Hong Kong Special Administrative Region will sign the Asean-Hong Kong Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and Investment Agreement on Saturday in Vietnam, according to Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong.
APEC is an ideal platform for discussing how individual governments are dealing with the challenges of the digital economy given its non-binding, flexible nature, according to a report released here Tuesday on the sidelines of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) senior officials' meeting.
Experts have stressed that the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum plays an increasingly important role in ensuring a global system of free, open and equal trade amid rising protectionism.
In their annual report to APEC leaders, members of the APEC Business Advisory Council called for leadership on further liberalization of trade in goods and services, and investment flows. The issues will be discussed by ABAC members in their annual dialogue with APEC leaders on Friday.
A number of strategic documents that orient long-term co-operation within the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) region over the coming decades will be presented to the bloc’s ministers and leaders this week, according to Chair of 2017 APEC Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM) Bùi Thanh Sơn.
President Tran Dai Quang wrote an article entitled "APEC Vietnam 2017 - Fostering a shared future in a changing world" just ahead of the APEC 2017 Economic Leaders' Week, which is taking place in the central city of Da Nang from November 6-11 with the focal event being the 25th APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting. Following is the full text of the article.
Helping small- and medium-sized enterprises access financial resources, science and technology, and digital advancements will be a focus of the recommendations APEC business leaders give to the bloc’s leaders on Friday.
Since joining APEC in 1998, the forum has become an important driving force in helping the country carry out reforms, peform economic restructuring and integration, propel the nation’s growth - and become a member of the World Trade Organisation (WTO).
<p>Time: November 2025<br /> By: WTO and International Trade Group, Legal Department – VCCI</p>
