A worker installs an electric power meter for ethnic Vân Kiều minorities in Cu Vơ Village, Hướng Hóa District in the central province of Quảng Trị. — VNA/VNS Photo Ngọc Hà

Viet Nam News HCM CITY — Lack of funding for investment and development is a major challenge for remote areas in the Asia-Pacific, posing a threat to quality of life and sustainable economic growth in the region, experts said on Thursday at a meeting in HCM City.

Representatives from the academic sector and officials from 21 APEC economies met at a high-level policy dialogue on bridging the gap in economic development in remote areas in the APEC Region.

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The APEC Study Centers Consortium Conference was held on the 12-13th of May in Hanoi, Vietnam. This is an annual forum for the academic and expert community dedicated to discussing key issues of the regional economic agenda. The aim of the conference is to develop an understanding of the global and regional trends that affect the APEC economies, as well as exchange views on the policy measures that need to be taken to stimulate economic growth and sustainable development in the region. Read more →

The Public-Private Dialogue on Services was held on 23^rd February, in Nha Trang, Vietnam in the framework of the First Senior Officials’ Meeting and Related Meetings. The key objectives of the Dialogue were the formation of understanding among the participants of current activities implemented by APEC in the services sector, identifying the key problems faced by service providers in the APEC economies’ markets, as well as the development of recommendations to the Group on Services in the field of service trade promotion. Read more →

26-28^th of September the third conference on the issues related to New Forms of Economic Cooperation in Eurasia took place in Shanghai, China. The conference has been jointly organized by the University of Singapore, East China Normal University and National Research University Higher School of Economics. The experts from Russia, China, Republic of Korea, Japan, Norway and the USA got opportunity to share their views on both strategic and specific issues of regional cooperation. Read more →