Illustrative image (Photo: malaysiakini.com) Kuala Lumpur (VNA) – The Malaysian Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) held the Informal Senior Officials’ Meeting (ISOM) of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) 2020 in Langkawi, Malaysia on December 9. Speaking at the opening ceremony, Chairman of the SOM APEC 2020 Hairil Yahri Yaacob said the event, themed “Optimising Human Potential Towards a Future of Shared Prosperity”, aims to clarify Malaysia’s priorities during APEC Year 2020. He added that Malaysia looks towards an APEC that will take the lead in dealing with existing problems via analysing negative factors in trade and investment as well as promoting creativity and innovation. After 30 years of Bogor Goals’ direction for free and open trade and investment in the region, the region’s economy grew from 23.5 billion USD in 1990 to 66.2 billion USD in 2018, an average of 3.7 percent per year, he … [Read more...] about APEC 2020 informal senior officials’ meeting opens
