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Activities kick-start ABAC 3 week in Canada

Business leaders from APEC member economies visited technology hubs in Canada on July 24, as part of activities to kick-start the third meeting of the ABAC to take place in Canada from July 24-28.
Activities kick-start ABAC 3 week in Canada ảnh 1ABAC Vietnam Chairman Hoang Van Dung (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – Business leaders fromAPEC member economies visited technology hubs in Canada on July 24, as part ofactivities to kick-start the third meeting of the APEC Business AdvisoryCouncil (ABAC) in 2017 to take place in Toronto, Canada from July 24-28.

They visited theengineering and assembly facility of the Bombardier aircraft manufacturer andthe MaRS urban innovation hub.

Bombardier is Canada’s biggest commercial airplaneand high speed train producer. It has invested in some 40 train projects andsupplied nearly 1,000 commercial small-sized airplanes for Asia – Pacific.

Meanwhile, MaRS is one of the world’s largeststartup and urban innovation hubs. It helps enterprises adapt to challenges inhealth, energy, environment and start-up models.

An opening ceremony isdue to take place on July 25, beginning a series of meetings and conferences onthe sidelines of the event.

A Vietnam delegation led by ABAC VietnamChairman Hoang Van Dung attends the meeting.

Establishedin 1995, the ABAC is the private sector arm of the APEC to advise APEC economicleaders and officials on issues of interest to business.-VNA
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