More than 700 foreign journalists, of which nearly 300 are from the U.S., have applied so far to cover the APEC Summit, said the APEC organization board.

The U.S. delegation includes a group of American businesses from many leading corporations with a program full of activities for many days.

An APEC business alliance, chaired by President of the US-Vietnam Trade Council Virginia Foote, has just been set up. The alliance will give its support to the APEC CEO Summit, an event on the sidelines of the APEC Summit.

The US business delegations plan to invite Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister Pham Gia Khiem, Trade Minister Truong Dinh Tuyen, Minister of Planning and Investment Vo Hong Phuc to have bilateral meetings with US businesses.

The US business delegations will also hold an American - Vietnamese Forum with the participation of Vietnamese leaders and CEOs of US giant corporations such as AIG, Microsoft, Boeing, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, ExxonMobil, New York Life International, Oracle…

Source: Hanoimoi

Translated by Duy Minh