Focus Taiwan
Date: 2017/11/11
By: Elaine Hou and Y.F. Low
Da Nang, Vietnam, Nov. 11 (CNA) Taiwan’s representative on Friday expressed the
Taiwan’s APEC envoy James Soong, Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, and Russian President Vladimir Putin
country’s intention to deepen cooperation and exchanges with Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member states in areas such as education, information and communications, health care, agriculture, infrastructure, disaster prevention and rescues.
James Soong (宋楚瑜), Taiwan’s special envoy to the 2017 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) economic leaders meeting in Vietnam, expressed Taiwan’s desire during the informal dialogue between APEC and ASEAN leaders, which was held as part of the annual summit for the first time.
The dialogue was aimed at providing an opportunity for exchanges between APEC and ASEAN members.
Among the 10 ASEAN countries, Myanmar, Laos and Cambodia are not members of APEC. [FULL STORY]
