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AusPECC: Mr Arjuna Nadaraja appointed as the new AusPECC chair

Wednesday, September 18, 2024

Mr Arjuna Nadaraja succeeds Mr Christopher Langman as the Chair of the Australian PECC committee (AUSPECC). Mr Arjuna recently retired after an extensive career as an Australian trade official with deep experience on regional economic issues, including services trade negotiations, services competitiveness issues and domestic regulatory reform. He is a former chair of APEC Group on Services. Mr Arjuna brings a wealth of relevant expertise and experience to take on the role of AusPECC Chair,...

In Memoriam: Dr Mark Borthwick

Wednesday, August 14, 2024

Dr Mark Borthwick, former Executive Director of the US PECC committee passed away on 14 July 2024. He was one of the founders and stalwarts of PECC. Through the years Mark led projects on Direct Investment and Technology (1983) and Foreign Investment (1985). On the fifteenth anniversary of PECC, Mark put together the Pacific Economic Development Report, Advancing Regional Integration (PEDR) Report to reflect the extent to which regionalism is being defined and advanced by fundamental economic...

VNCPEC: Dr Nguyen Hung Son appointed as the new VNCPEC chair

Thursday, August 01, 2024

Dr. Nguyen Hung Son succeeds Dr. Vo Tri Thanh as the Chair of the Viet Nam National Committee for Pacific Economic Cooperation (VNCPEC). Dr. Nguyen is also the Vice President of the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam in charge of research. He oversees the two research institutes of the academy, i.e. the Institute for Strategic studies and the East Sea (South China Sea) Institute. Dr Nguyen’s research focus on major powers relations, regional security issues, including maritime security and...

CNCPEC: Amb. Zhan Yongxin attended the 2023 China (Tianjin) International Fair for Investment and Trade & PECC Expo

Thursday, December 21, 2023

On November 22nd to 23rd, Amb. Zhan Yongxin, Chair, China National Committee for Pacific Economic Cooperation, attended the China·Tianjin Forum for Business Cooperation and Development, and the opening ceremony of the 2023 China (Tianjin) International Trade and Investment Fair, and PECC Expo. About 300 representatives from relevant Foreign Embassies in China, government departments, domestic and foreign business institutions, trade promotion agencies, enterprises, as well as renowned experts,...

KOPEC: DR. Siwook Lee appointed as the new KOPEC Chair

Friday, July 28, 2023

Dr. Siwook Lee succeeds Dr. Heungchong Kim as the Chair of the Korea National Committee for Pacific Economic Cooperation (KOPEC). Dr. Lee is also the President of the Korea Institute for International Economic Policy (KIEP) and professor at the KDI School of Public Policy and Management (on leave). Dr. Lee earned his B.A. in Economics at Yonsei University, M.A. in applied economics at the University of Parix-IX, France and Ph.D. in Economics at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, U.S.,...

MANCPEC: Professor Dr Mohd Faiz Abdullah appointed as the new MANCPEC Chair

Wednesday, July 12, 2023

Professor Dr Mohd Faiz Abdullah succeeds Mr Herizal Hazri as the Chair of the Malaysia National Committee for Pacific Economic Cooperation (MANCPEC). Professor Faiz is also the Chairman for the Institute of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS), Malaysia. A lawyer by training, Professor Faiz graduated with First-Class Honours in LLB from the International Islamic University Malaysia in 1989 and was called to the Malaysian Bar the following year. He later obtained an MBA from the...

MXCPEC: Dr. Gerardo Traslosheros appointed as the new MXCPEC Chair

Wednesday, July 12, 2023

Dr. Gerardo Traslosheros succeeds Ambassador Sergio Ley as the Chair of the Mexico National Committee for Pacific Economic Cooperation. Dr. Traslosheros is also the Coordinator of the Global Governance Program at the UDLAP Jenkins Graduate School (UJGS) in Mexico City, and Member of the Mexican Council of Foreign Relations (COMEXI). He is also a newspaper columnist, an analyst on global affairs, and a professor on international economics. He has previously served as Ambassador of Mexico to New...

NZPECC: Dr. Alan Bollard appointed as the new NZPECC Chair

Tuesday, July 12, 2022

Alan Bollard (CNZM; PhD Auck; FRSNZ) is a Professor of Pacific Region Business at Victoria University of Wellington, and inaugural Chair for Pacific Region Business. Alan is also the Chair of the Infrastructure Commission, Chair of the cross-university Centres for Asia-Pacific Excellence, and Chair of the New Zealand Portrait Gallery. He is NZ Governor of the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia, and was on the Organizing Committee for NZ APEC 2021. He is a Director of China...

HKCPEC: Prof Tam Kar Yan appointed as the new HKCPEC Chair

Friday, May 27, 2022

Professor Kar Yan TAM is Dean of the HKUST Business School and Chair Professor of Information Systems, Business Statistics and Operations Management. Prior to being Dean of the Business School, he was Dean of Students and Associate Provost at HKUST. Professor Tam is a board member of the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) and the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD) and was the Past President of the Association of Asia Pacific Business Schools...

PECC mourns the passing of Ambassador Roberto Romulo

Friday, January 28, 2022

Ambassador Roberto Romulo being presented with a token of appreciation by then PECC co-chair, Mr Jusuf Wanandi at the PECC General Meeting in 2015 for this services to the organization. PECC mourns the passing of Ambassador Roberto Romulo. Bobby Romulo served as the PECC chair from 1996-1999 and as chair of the Philippines PECC committee from 1996 to 2005. He was also the founding chair of the APEC Business Advisory Council. Former chair of the New Zealand PECC committee and Emeritus Professor...

CNCPEC: Virtual Symposium on Promoting Connectivity in Asia Pacific towards a Future of Shared Prosperity and Sustainability

Friday, August 07, 2020

CNCPEC: Building A Free Trade Area of Asia-Pacific and Promoting Global Economic Governance | Sanya, China | August 15, 2017

Wednesday, August 23, 2017

CNCPEC: 12th PECC International Trade and Investment Fair & 6th Forum on Chinese Enterprises Going Global Strategy | Tianjin, China | April 14-15, 2016

Tuesday, May 10, 2016

CNCPEC: New Development and Future Direction of Asia-Pacific Regional Economic Integration | Beijing, China | November 14-15, 2013

Tuesday, November 19, 2013

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