The 25th APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting officially opened in Da Nang city on November 11 morning under the chair of Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang.
The 25th APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting officially opened in Da Nang city on November 11 morning (Photo: VNA)
Da Nang (VNA) – The 25th APEC Economic Leaders’Meeting officially opened in Da Nang city on November 11 morning under thechair of Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang.
APEC leaders at the event include AustralianPrime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, Brunei Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, Canadian PMJustin Trudeau, Chilean President Michelle Bachelet, General Secretary of theCommunist Party of China and President of China Xi Jinping, Chief Executive ofChina’s Hong Kong Carrie Lam, Indonesian President Joko Widodo, Japanese PMShinzo Abe, President of the Republic of Korea Moon Jae In, Malaysian PM NajibRazak, Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto, New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern,Papua New Guinea PM Peter O’Neil, Peruvian President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski,Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, Russian President Vladimir Putin, SingaporeanPM Lee Hsien Loong, head of Chinese Taipei’s delegation James Soong, Thai PMPrayut Chan-o-cha, and US President Donald Trump.
After the opening session, the APEC leaders heldclosed sessions.
The APEC Year 2017 under the theme “Creating NewDynamism, Fostering A Shared Future” reflects the APEC member economies’ commonconcern about seeking “new dynamism” for integration, connectivity and economicgrowth in the Asia-Pacific. It also shows APEC and Asia-Pacific’s long-termtarget of “fostering a shared future” which is peace, stability, developmentand prosperity.
Founded in 1989, the 21-economy APEC is the AsiaPacific’s premier economic forum. Its primary goal is to support sustainableeconomic growth and prosperity in the Asia-Pacific region. The member economiesaccount for 39 percent of the world population, 57 percent of the world GDP and47 percent of the global trade, according to statistics in 2014.
Vietnam joined APEC in 1998 and is hosting APECevents this year after the first time in 2006.-VNA
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on November 10 received leaders of major groups and companies who were attending the APEC CEO Summit 2017 in the central city of Da Nang.
President Tran Dai Quang delivered a welcome address at the Gala Dinner in celebration of the 25th APEC 2017 Economic Leaders’ Meeting in the central city of Da Nang on November 10.
The APEC ministers issued a Joint Ministerial Statement on the outcomes of the 29th APEC Ministerial Meeting held in the central city of Da Nang on November 8-9.
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is in Vietnam to strike politically sensitive regional trade and security deals, according to the SBS World News.
Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang hosted a gala dinner on November 10 to welcome Asian-Pacific leaders on the ocassion of the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting in Da Nang city.
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Themed “emerging trends in terrorism and violent extremism”, the event drew over 200 participants from domestic and international agencies, discussing the rapid evolution of terrorism and the need for stronger regional and global cooperation.
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An Indonesian official emphasised that energy security is extremely essential amid global geopolitical and economic fragmentation, highlighting the need for the energy industry to strengthen resilience and responsiveness in the face of fluctuating oil prices and the shift to clean energy.
ASEAN must deepen collaboration through platforms such as the ASEAN Senior Officials Meeting on Transnational Crime (SOMTC) to ensure regional responses keep pace with the rapidly evolving cyber threat landscape.
The 25th APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting officially opened in Da Nang city on November 11 morning (Photo: VNA) 
