| Documents on transportation and power trade to be signed during upcoming GMS summit |
| Wednesday,June 29,2005 Posted: 09:37 BJT(0137 GMT) Xinhuanet |
BEIJING, June 28 (Xinhuanet) -- Cooperative documents on transportation, information superhighway construction, power trade operating and animal epidemics prevention are expected to be signed during the upcoming second summit of the Greater Mekong Subregion on Economic Cooperation Program (GMS), Shen Guofang, assistant Chinese foreign minister, Tuesday here Tuesday. The meeting will pass leaders' declaration, which reviews GMS ongoing programs and outlines cooperation in the future, Shen tolda press conference. He said the Chinese government will issue the second state report to explain its stance on participating in Mekong-Lancang subregion cooperation. The second GMS summit is due to be held from July 4 to 5 in Kunming, capital of China's southwest Yunnan Province. Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao will preside over the meeting and address the opening ceremony. The prime ministers of Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam, and Haruhiko Kuroda, president of the Asian Development Bank, will attend the meeting, Shen said. With the theme of "a stronger GMS partnership for common prosperity", the participants will discuss topics including achievements and challenges, common guidelines governing future GMS cooperation, and the road ahead towards sustainable development, the spokesman said. The GMS business forum, as well as the exhibition on telecommunication will also be held during the summit, Shen said, adding that more than 600 people will show up at the summit. The spokesman said the Chinese government has paid much attention to the summit, and at present preparatory work is done. Shen hopes the meeting will achieve success through the efforts ofall parties. The GMS was initiated in 1992 by the Asian Development bank, grouping China, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam. Thefirst summit was held in 2002 in Phnom Penh of Cambodia. |
| (Source: English Site of Kuching) |
 | Shanghai, Shenzhen stocks close lower at midday sessions 2005-06-28 16:11 |
| ICBC reports 17.4% jump in 2004 profits 2005-06-28 16:10 |
| "2005 Harbin ROK Week" to be held 2005-06-28 16:09 |
| Coca-Cola's sales growth up 2005-06-28 16:08 |
| China Unicom plans to issue 10b-yuan debt 2005-06-28 16:07 |
| Watchdog: Quota for QFIIs set to increase 2005-06-28 16:06 |
| Danfoss targets four-fold sales jump 2005-06-28 16:05 |
| COSCO raises HK$9.5b in IPO 2005-06-28 16:04 |
| ICBC applies to issue bonds 2005-06-28 16:04 |
| China, ASEAN to lower industrial duties 2005-06-28 16:03 |
All articles marked with "Article type: Original" posted on the website of the Ministry of Commerce and its sub-sites are copyrighted by this Website and its sub-sites. Any reproduction or use by any other websites, media or individuals must be attached with a clear indication of "Source: Ministry of Commerce Website".
All articles posted on this website or its sub-sites marked with "Article type: reproduced" or "Article type: translated" and "Article type: redistributed" come from other media, and are provided solely for the user's information, which does not mean this Website or its sub-sites endorse the ideas thereof or assume any legal liability or responsibility for their authenticity. Any other media, websites or individuals must maintain the source of information indication on this Website or its sub-sites when using the information, and shall assume legal liability for the use.
