Asean economic ministers agree to boost economic cooperation


The Asean economic ministers pose for a group photo ahead of a meeting in Danang, Vietnam on March 10, 2020. - AP

HANOI, March 11 (Xinhua): Economic ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) on Tuesday approved 12 initiatives regarding boosting regional economic cooperation in 2020 at a meeting held in Vietnam's central city of Da Nang.

The initiatives approved at the 26th Meeting of Asean Economic Minister Retreat focus on e-commerce, commodity trade, energy, information technology, agriculture, sustainable development and finance.

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