19th Asian Business Conference to take place in HCM City

Hanoi (VNA) - The 19th Asian Business Conference will be held in HCM a regular press
briefing in Hanoi on April 9.

The conference will be jointly held by the Ministry of Planning and Investment and
the Asia Society under the theme "Identifying Challenges to Asia, and Vietnam
's New Role."

According to Dung, 700-800 delegates from the UN, Asia, organisations in the region,
leading groups from around the world and Vietnam, and relevant Vietnamese ministries
and agencies are expected to participate in the event.

They will discuss the global economic crisis and its long-term impacts on Asia and
the world, the US 's economic and trade policies' impacts on Asia , and ways to
strengthen the global financial system.

Also on the agenda will be sustainable growth in Asia , the future of Asian cities,
the capabilities of future generations of Asian businessmen, and the development of
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