ASEAN and China to enhance economic co-operation

STRENGTHENING investment and co-operation in shipping, ports and logistics became the highlighted topic at the fifth Pan-Beibu Gulf (PBG) Economic Co-operation Forum held between 12 and 13 Aug at Nanning, the capital city of China's Guangxi autonomous region, reported Xinhua.

Other keynote topics at the forum include: (a) setting up the Nanning-Singapore economic corridor, and (b) establishing a system of highways and railways that connect Nanning, Hanoi, Phnom Penh, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, and Singapore.

The PBG economic co-operation zone, established in July 2006, consists of China's Guangxi, Guangdong and Hainan provinces, as well as some ASEAN member states including Brunei, Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore and Vietnam.
(Source:www.schednet.com)