Asia Society to Host International Corporate Conference in Hanoi, Vietnam - March 5-7, 2003.Business/Government Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 28, 2003 The Asia Society The Asia Society is the leading global and pan-Asian organization who's mission is to strengthen relationships and promote understanding among the people, leaders and institutions of Asia and the United States. It was founded in 1956 by John D. , Dow Jones Dow Jones the best known of several U.S. indexes of movements in price on Wall Street. [Am. Hist.: Payton, 202] See : Finance and the Ministry of Planning and Investment, Vietnam invite internationally-focused investors, executives, financial and service professionals, journalists and other interested individuals to participate in its annual Asian Corporate Conference. It will be held on March 5-7, 2003 at the Melia Hanoi Hotel, in Hanoi, Vietnam. This conference, entitled "Opening Markets and Continuing Growth: Vietnam and the Asian Economy," will examine the implications of Vietnam's historic trade agreement with the U.S. and the Mekong Region's rapid emergence as an important part of the Asian economy. Vietnamese Prime Minister Phan Van Khai will deliver the opening keynote address keynote address n. An opening address, as at a political convention, that outlines the issues to be considered. Also called keynote speech. Noun 1. at the conference, followed by a wide range of prominent speakers, including: - Rafidah Aziz, Minister of Trade and Industry, Malaysia - Guillermo Balce, Executive Director, ASEAN Center for Energy - Myron Brilliant, Vice President, Asia, US Chamber of Commerce - Raymond Burghardt, US Ambassador to Vietnam - Maria Cino, Assistant Secretary and Director of US & Foreign Commercial Service, US Department of Commerce - Tarun Das, President, Confederation of Indian Industry - Marc Faber, Editor and Publisher, "The Gloom, Boom & Doom Report" - Javed Hamid, Regional Director, East Asia & Pacific, International Finance Corporation - James Hunt, Former Governor, North Carolina, US - Jon M. Huntsman, Jr., Deputy US Trade Representative - Richard C. Holbrooke, Vice Chairman, Perseus Group - Peter Kann, Chairman, Dow Jones & Co. - Kantathi Suphamongkon, Thai Trade Representative - Tommy Koh, Director, Institute of Policy Studies, Singapore - Lee Hong-Koo, Former Prime Minister, Republic of Korea; Chairman, Seoul Forum for International Affairs - Linda Yuen-Ching Lim, Professor of International Business, Michigan Business School - Robert Madelin, Director, Directorate General of Trade, European Commission - Phongthep Thepkanjana, Minister of Energy, Thailand - Hilton Root, Senior Fellow, Milken Institute; Former Executive Director, Asian Development Bank - Nguyen Xuan Nham, President and CEO, PetroVietnam - Ong Keng Yong, Secretary-General, ASEAN - Cham Prasidh, Minister of Commerce, Cambodia - Tadakatsu Sano, Vice-Minister for International Affairs, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Japan - Yu Xiaosong, Chairman, China Council for the Promotion of International Trade EXPECTED VIETNAMESE OFFICIALS: - Vu Khoan Vu Khoan is the current Deputy Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. , Deputy Prime Minister A Deputy Prime Minister or Vice Prime Minister is, in some countries, a government minister who can take the position of acting Prime Minister when the real Prime Minister is temporarily absent. - Vo Hung Phuc, Minister of Planning and Investment - Nguyen Sinh Hung, Minister of Finance - Truong Dinh Tuyen, Minister of Trade - Nguyen Dy Nien, Minister of Foreign Affairs - Le Duc Thuy, Governor, State Bank of Vietnam The State Bank of Vietnam (Vietnamese: Ngân hàng Nhà nước Việt Nam) is the central bank of Vietnam. History - Hoang Van Nghien, Chairman, Hanoi People's Committee - Le Thanh Hai, Chairman, Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee The Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee is the administrative/government organization that manages Ho Chi Minh City (formerly known as Saigon), Vietnam. Its equivalent in the U.S. context would be a city government. - Pham Chi Lan, Executive Vice President, Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry - Nguyen Xuan Ha, Vice Chairman, State Securities Commission - Bui Xuan Khu, Vice Minister of Industry This event will be sponsored by American International Group
American International Group, Inc. (AIG) (NYSE: AIG; TYO: 8685 ) is a major American insurance corporation based in New York City. , Poongsan Corporation, Boeing, Samsung Electronics, CT&D Group, GM Daewoo, Keppel Corporation, LG Electronics Inc., Ogilvy Public Relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most Worldwide, Philip Morris and POSCO POSCO Pohang Iron & Steel Co, Ltd . Outreach partners include KWR KWR Cryptographic Receive Unit International, Inc. and a wide range of prominent entities that focus on the Asia Pacific region. "This conference promises to be one of the most important business gatherings in Vietnam since the county began opening up its economy over a decade ago," Asia Society President Nicholas Platt commented. "The meeting will bring international attention to Vietnam's prospects for growth as its leaders, increasingly supportive of serious economic reform, work to forge closer trading ties with the U.S., Europe and the Asia-Pacific region." Members of the press interested in attending the conference should contact Elaine Merguerian (212) 327-9313 for information about press registration. Detailed information about the conference, including the latest agenda, speaker updates and registration information is available at http://www.AsiaSociety.org/conference. |
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