Host country Vietnam | Dates TBA, Đà Nẵng | |
APEC Vietnam 2017 is the year-long hosting of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meetings in Vietnam, which will culminate with the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting in Đà Nẵng. It marks the second time Vietnam will be playing host to the APEC, having hosted the event previously in 2006.
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Branding
The Vietnamese Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the National Committee for APEC 2017 through the Agency for Fine Arts, Photography and Exhibition organized a logo design contest for the APEC Vietnam 2017 summit. The contest ran from March to April 4, 2016 and was open to both amateur and professional Vietnamese artists. The organizers of the logo design contests required the entries to feature the phrase "APEC Vietnam 2017", highlight Vietnamese culture, as well as to represent the five components of the 2017 summit which are dynamism, creativity, action, unity, and movement to the future.
Preparation
A Round Table Meeting with the theme, "Stronger Joint Action for APEC's Shared Vision", was held in Hanoi in December 17, 2015 by the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs to discuss preparation efforts for the 2017 APEC Summit.
The People’s Committee of Đà Nẵng, the host city of the Economic Leader's Meeting, has approved a project to upgrade major roads in the city. The project will cover 34 streets in the city which is estimated to cost around ₫243 billion or around US$ 10.9 million. The Da Nang International Airport is also scheduled to be completed by March 2017.
During the 4th National Committee for APEC 2017 in April 13, 2016 in Hanoi, Deputy Minister Pham Binh Minh directed ministries and agencies to coordinate with other APEC member states especially Peru and Papua New Guinea, the hosts of the 2016 and 2018 summits respectively.
Attendees
This will be the first APEC meeting for United States President Donald Trump and New Zealand Prime Minister Bill English, since their inaugurations on 20 January 2017 and 12 December 2016, respectively.