HANOI, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) -- The first event of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Year 2017 is expected to be held in Vietnam's capital Hanoi on Thursday and Friday.
Three main activities are to be hosted on the occasion, including a conference on priorities of APEC Year 2017, a dialogue between APEC and enterprises as well as an Informal Senior Officials' Meeting (ISOM), reported Vietnam's state-run news agency VNA on Tuesday.
Specifically, the conference, drawing participation of some 350 delegates, will collect ideas of APEC members, APEC Secretariat, APEC observers, representatives of the International Monetary Fund, World Bank, Food and Agriculture Organization among others on international and regional cooperation trends as well as priorities that Vietnam has proposed.
Meanwhile, the dialogue of APEC and enterprises under the theme "Creating new dynamism, fostering a shared future" will be attended by some 100 representatives from domestic and foreign commerce chambers, associations and enterprises. It aims to help Vietnamese and APEC firms to get more information about the forum and opportunities they may grasp in 2017.
The ISOM, the most important event in the series, will be attended by senior officials from APEC member economies, APEC Secretariat, and APEC observers to discuss priorities and main activities of APEC Year 2017, laying ground for the adoption of priorities of APEC Year 2017 at the first APEC SOM in March next year.
After the closing of the ISOM, there will be an international conference on APEC Year 2017 during which theme, priority directions, logo e-Portal and calendar of APEC 2017 will be introduced.
