Chairwoman of the Vietnam Women Entrepreneurs Council (VWEC) Nguyen Thi Tuyet Minh (Photo: VNA)
Thua Thien-Hue (VNA) – Vietnam has suggested
the establishment of a network of APEC women entrepreneurs during a dialogue
that was part of the 2017 APEC Women and the Economy Forum in Hue city,
Vietnam’s central province of Thua Thien-Hue.
Nguyen Thi Tuyet Minh, Chairwoman of the Vietnam Women
Entrepreneurs Council (VWEC), told press outlets on the fringe of the event
that in her speech, she expressed her hope for the foundation of an association
or a network of businesswomen in APEC.
The ASEAN Women Entrepreneurs Network (AWEN), a similar organisation
initiated by Vietnam, was set up in April 2014. Minh said she is ready to share
her experience in the establishment of AWEN.
She noted that an APEC women entrepreneurs’ network should
be chaired on a rotational basis since this is a “common playground” and all
need to work together. To play an active role, all economies must rotationally
hold the chairmanship.
“Only when all 21 economies engage in, will such a network
become successful,” she noted.
Minh said though she has yet to receive any response at
official sessions, many delegates told her on the sidelines that it is a good
idea of Vietnam because when they participate in a network, they will gain precious
information and experiences.
She noted representatives of the Women’s Entrepreneurship in
APEC (WE-APEC) initiative said they are ready to help turn this idea into
reality.
The feasibility of this idea still depends on the 21 member
economies, the VWEC leader added, voicing her belief that people will welcome
this idea positively.
Established in
1989, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) comprises 21 economies,
including Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, China, Hong Kong (China),
Indonesia, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Papua
New Guinea, Peru, the Philippines, Russia, Singapore, Chinese Taipei, Thailand,
the US, and Vietnam.
They account for
39 percent of the world population, 57 percent of the world GDP and 47 percent
of the global trade, according to statistics in 2014.-VNA