Source: CCTV.com

11-02-2006 10:42

Special Report:ASEAN-China

The Asia Pacific Economic cooperation or APEC annual meeting will be held in Hanoi in the middle of this month. China is Vietnam's biggest trade partner. Just this year, the trade volume between two countries hit eight billion US dollars in the first eight months.

On the streets of Hanoi, APEC signs are everywhere. The annual APEC meeting will begin November 12 through November 19 in Vietnam. People there are calling November the "month of APEC". For now, the meeting is the most important economic event in the country.

Emulating China, Vietnam started its economic open policy in 1986. Since then, the country has attracted foreign investment from over 70 countries and regions.