Not only the Swiss village of Davos is host of the World Economic Forum, Thailand is also running a regional forum. The three-day WEF on East Asia began in Bangkok on Wednesday. Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra inaugurated the event.
Over 600 participants from 50 countries are meeting under the theme of "Shaping the Region's Future through Connectivity". On top of the agenda are the economic outlook for the East Asian region, the type of financial policies needed to manage inflation, capital outflows and commodity price volatility.
Also discussed will be how to better integrate the 10 member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, ASEAN. Combined, ASEAN has a population of over 600 million and a nominal GDP exceeding 1.8 trillion U.S. dollars.
资讯资讯：5月30日至6月1日，世界经济论坛东亚峰会将在泰国曼谷举行。来自来自全球50个国家和地区的600余名与会者将围绕“通过互相连通以塑造地区未来这一主题，就东亚和东南亚地区的经济、政治、金融等问题展开讨论。28日，世界经济论坛东亚峰会主办方在泰国总理府举行资讯发布会，介绍了本次会议的主要议题和议程。
（编辑：何莹莹）