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The Japan Times highlights Vietnam’s APEC Year 2017
Anh Kiet - Doan Thanh 17:31, 2017/11/06
The Japan Times devoted three pages of its November 4 issue to an article written by Vietnamese Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh, highlighting Vietnam’s achievements and its role in ensuring the success of the APEC Year 2017.
 
The APEC 2017 Summit to take place in Da Nang from November 6 to 11
The APEC 2017 Summit to take place in Da Nang from November 6 to 11

The article affirmed that after 30 years of implementing its “Doi moi” (reform) policy, Vietnam has made achievements in both politics and economy, in maintaining social welfare stability, and traditional cultural values, and in integrating into the region and world’s economies. 

​The country continued pursuing a foreign policy of independence, self-reliance and multilateralisation and diversification of international relations.
 
The International Press Center serves approximately 3,000 journalists at the APEC 2017
The International Press Center serves approximately 3,000 journalists at the APEC 2017

 
Vietnam became a member of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in November 1998. Over the past 19 years, the country has actively participated in APEC activities and contributed to the forum’s development through hosting the APEC Year in 2006 and 2017, the article wrote.

As the host of the APEC Year 2017, Vietnam has held hundreds of meetings, with the highlight being the APEC Economic Leaders’ Week starting on November 6 in the central city of Da Nang.

Meetings have been held across Vietnam to introduce its land and people to delegates from APEC economies. They have left a good image of Vietnam, especially in preparing meeting agendas and logistics work throughout the year, noted the article.
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