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APEC senior officials convene second meeting in Hanoi

The second Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM 2) and related meetings opened in Hanoi on May 9, beginning the second major session during the APEC Year 2017.
APEC senior officials convene second meeting in Hanoi ảnh 1At the SOM 1 in Khanh Hoa (Source: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The secondAsia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM 2) andrelated meetings opened in Hanoi on May 9, beginning the second major sessionduring the APEC Year 2017.

They include a meeting of theMining Task Force chaired by the Ministry of Industry and Trade, a meeting ofthe Sub-Committee on Standards and Conformance, a food safety cooperationforum, a seminar on export certification, and meetings of the Group of Friendson Disability Issues and the APEC Policy Partnership on Women and the Economy.

The SOM 2 and related meetingswill last till May 21, focusing discussions on trade and investmentliberalisation, business facilitation, human resources development, education,network economy, women and the economy, food safety, science-technology andinnovation, mining, automobile industry and urbanisation, among others.

They will also look into how topromote key cooperation agenda and priorities adopted at the SOM 1 and outlinedocuments to submit to senior officials in November 2017 and ministerialmeetings this year.-VNA
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