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HCMC to host Asian Corporate Conference
Thanhnien News
April 11, 2009


Asia Society will hold its annual business conference in Ho Chi Minh City this year from April 22-24, reviewing the global economic downturn and opportunities for Vietnam during its global integration.

To be organized together with the Ministry of Planning and Investment and The Wall Street Journal Asia, “Redefining Asia’s Challenges and the New Role for Vietnam” expects to attract many senior government and business leaders from around the world.

It would explore the impacts of the global financial crisis on Asian economies and examine the opportunities and challenges in Vietnam’s development and its global integration, Asia Society said.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung is slated to deliver the opening keynote speech.

International speakers will include Charlene Barshefsky, former US Trade Representative; John Negroponte, former US Deputy Secretary of State; and Mah Bow Tan, Singaporean Minister for National Development.

The conference will also explore the impact of new US economic and trade policies on the region and the improvement in urban infrastructure, particularly in cities facing rapid industrialization.

Asia Society's business conferences provide a forum for executives to meet policy-makers who shape the Asia Pacific business environment.

Since 1989, the Asian Corporate Conference has attracted more than 16,000 participants from around the world.

It was last held in Vietnam in 2003 when Hanoi hosted it.