Phnom Penh (VNA) – Cambodia’s dailyKampuchea Thmey (New Cambodia) on November 3 ran an article saying APEC 2017activities will contribute to affirming the increasingly important role of theforum and the position of Vietnam in regional and global governance.

Titled “APEC 2017: Vision and new position of Vietnam”,the article held that through the APEC Year 2017, Vietnam has shown its dynamic,pioneering role and responsibility as a member of the top important economicforum in the Asia-Pacific region.

It underscored that what Vietnam has performed so farhas been highly evaluated by international communities, especially through its professionalorganisation of events and positive initiatives to promote APEC cooperation andconnectivity.

This is the second time Vietnam has hosted an APECYear, when the world and the region are experiencing complicated developments,and the APEC is striving to finish the Bogor Goals on trade and investment liberalisationin 2020 amidst many difficulties hindering the process of globalization and economicconnections, noted the article.

It added that the APEC Vietnam 2017 is both achallenge and an important chance for strengthening growth and connectivity inAsia-Pacific as well as in the world.

Regarding the strategic vision of Vietnam’s foreignrelations through the APEC 2017, the paper held that this is an importantopportunity to affirm Vietnam’s brainpower and its foreign policy influence.

The success of the APEC Year 2006 and the risingprestige of Vietnam have helped the country host the APEC Year 2017 with a newposition, according to the article.

It said that the theme of the APEC 2017, “Creating NewDynamism, Fostering a Shared Future”, has been applauded by the internationalcommunity.

The APEC 2017, which gathers 13 out of 25 strategicpartners of Vietnam, is a focus of the country’s foreign relations in the year,it said.

The paper once again highlighted that Vietnam’s hostingthe APEC Year 2017 and its participation in the G20 Summit as a guest this yearhas shown international friends’ trust in Vietnam and their appreciation of thecountry’s cooperation initiatives.

Establishedin 1989, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum comprises 21economies, including Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, China, Hong Kong-China,Indonesia, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, PapuaNew Guinea, Peru, the Philippines, Russia, Singapore, Chinese Taipei, Thailand,the US, and Vietnam.

APEC represents about 39 percent of the world’spopulation and contributes 57 percent to global GDP and 49 percent ofinternational trade.-VNA