Lanterns made in Quang Nam Province’s Hoi An City, printed with the official logos of APEC Viet Nam 2017 and the locality, will be offered as gifts to a total of about 500 delegates at the upcoming APEC Finance Ministers’ Meeting.  The locality will host this international important event from 19-21 October.

A lantern shop in Hoi An (Photo: http://english.vietnamnet.vn)

In addition, 30 gold-plated paintings of the ‘Chua Cau’ (Japanese Covered Bridge), the symbol of Hoi An, will be presented to ministers, and the heads of delegations from the APEC economies and international financial institutions.

The ‘Chua Cau’ (Photo: laodong.vn)

With regard to other related events, ‘The APEC Voices of the Future’ (VOF) programme, themed ‘Creating New Dynamism, Fostering a Shared Future’, will take place at the Da Nang University’s headquarters, 41 Le Duan, from 5 -11 November.  This programme will be attended by a total of about 160 young people from the APEC member economies.  VOF is a youth meeting for exchanges amongst students from each economy held concurrently with the APEC Summit, aiming to let students know more about APEC, expand their horizons, stimulate their enthusiasm for taking on the roles of leaders, and promote in-depth cultural exchanges amongst APEC economies.

Sightseeing tours to the province will be offered to the spouses of the heads of the delegations attending the APEC Economic Leaders’ Week (AELW) in Da Nang.

A golf tournament for members of the APEC Business Advisory Council, and a gala dinner for delegates attending related events within the framework of AELW, will be organised on 4 and 8 November respectively at the Montgomerie Links Golf Course.