HANOI, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- Over 50 representatives of customs offices from member economies of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) gathered in Vietnam's south central coastal Khanh Hoa province's Nha Trang city on Tuesday to discuss custom procedures.
The meeting of APEC Sub-Committee on Customs Procedures (SCCP) was in the agenda of the APEC 2017 first Senior Officials' Meeting and related meetings (SOM 1) which will last till March 3.
Under the theme "creating new dynamism, fostering a shared future," the session debated current prioritized issues in the Asia-Pacific like boosting sustainable, innovative and inclusive growth, bolstering extensive regional economic connectivity, increasing competitiveness of microenterprises, small and medium-sized enterprises in digital age, improving food security and sustainable agriculture, and adaptation to climate change.
The SCCP session focused its discussion on the implementation of Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA), boosting connectivity of one-stop-shop (OSS) mechanism, application of information technology and risk management in customs, trans-border management of Intellectual Property rights, and boosting trans-border e-commerce, reported Vietnam's state-run news agency VNA.
