The APEC Transportation Ministers' Meeting this week will work towards strengthening transport security across the region against the threat of further terrorist attacks, Australia's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Transport and Regional Services, Mark Vaile, said in preparation for the meeting.
The conference, called "Asia-Pacific E-Tourism for Growth: Matching market efficiency and social inclusion," on March 13-14, at Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysian Borneo, will be the first Asia-Pacific gathering on the topic.
APEC economies will soon see substantial benefits flowing from outcomes of the APEC Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Ministerial Meeting in Hobart which ended today.
APEC has launched the first of four capability-building seminars intended to help government policy makers reduce red tape and ease business regulations for small and medium enterprises (SMEs).
News Release Issued by the 14th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Small and Medium Enterprises Ministerial Meeting
Big business may be the largest energy users but it is small and medium enterprises which are contributing to innovative energy efficiency solutions, an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) conference will be told next week.
APEC Mining Ministers will meet next week to expand trade and investment in the mining sector, to remove behind-the-border barriers to resources trade and to ensure the long-term environmental sustainability of mining in the region.
