APEC Seminar on Trade Logistics was held in Novetel Peace Beijing Hotel on Jul.26-27, 2008. The representatives of WTO, Asian Development Bank, UNCTAD and other international and regional organizations as well as the government officials and experts from China, Chile, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, Thailand, The Philippines, Viet Nam, Brunei, and other Pacific Rim countries were present at the forum.

The representatives had hot discussions concerning the topics of the market environment of logistics trade, the status quo and prospect of inter-governmental logistics trade cooperation, as well as the international experiences, institutions and rules in this field. The meeting, which promotes cooperation in logistics among APEC member countries, will have great and deep influence in the trade of the Asia-Pacific area. The meeting is a great success, and has received wide praise and positive comments on meeting content, meeting results, logistics service and reception work, etc.

Under the authority of Ministry of Commerce, China International Center for Economic and Technical exchanges undertook the task of the related logistics work of this forum