The Senior Officials Meeting (SOM) Steering Committee on Economic and Technical Cooperation, along with several other APEC committees and groups will meet on August 25 as part of the third SOM Meeting.
Workshop on making responsible
use of natural resources to ensure sustainable food production (Illustrative
image. Source: VNA)
Their discussions will focus on internet economy, HPV and cervical cancer,
trade and investment, economic and legal infrastructure.
Of note, the High-Level Policy Dialogue on Enhancing Food Security and
Sustainable Agriculture in Response to Climate Change will take place in the
Mekong Delta city of Can Tho the same day.
Later
on the day, a press conference will be held to announce results of the APEC
2017 Food Security Week and the High-Level Policy Dialogue, focusing on three
important documents.
They are an action plan to implement APEC Framework for Multi-Year APEC
Programme on Food Security and Climate Change, an action plan to implement APEC
Strategic Framework for Rural-Urban Development to Strengthen Food Security and
Quality Growth, and the Can Tho Statement on Enhancing Food Security and
Sustainable Agriculture in Response to Climate Change.-
Source: VNA
Many countries are grappling with rapidly aging population. As population aging becomes an irreversible global trend with significant impacts on economic and social sectors, nations face the urgent task of creating flexible policies to adapt to and make the most of this trend to build prosperous and sustainable societies.
With a series of stimulus measures, the world tourism industry is on the way to recovery as before the COVID-19 pandemic broke out. Facing the opportunity to take off, the "smokeless industry” is expected to strongly contribute to global economic growth while promoting potential and cohesion, contributing to peace and sustainable development.
The danger from the COVID-19 pandemic is still latent, threatening people’s health and lives in the context that the immunity provided from the COVID-19 vaccine has decreased. Many other dangerous diseases are also likely to break out when the global vaccination rate slows down, due to inequality in access to health services, vaccine hesitancy, and consequences of economic recession.
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is witnessing a rise in the sales of electric vehicles (EVs) in Vietnam, Malaysia and Indonesia, according to Maybank Investment Bank Research (Maybank IB Research).
The respect paying ceremony for Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong continued on the morning of July 26 at the National Funeral Hall in Hanoi, with high-level delegations from foreign countries and international organisations paying their last respects and expressing deep condolences.
A wave of condolences have poured in from world leaders, international organisations, rulling parties, Communist parties and partner parties following the death of Vietnamese Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.
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