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rting a Bold Future: 50th Anniversary of APCAC

As a proud host of last year’s The Asia-Pacific American Chambers of Commerce from 22 economies
Council of American Chambers of Commerce in the Asia Pacific; 20,000 member companies; 50,000
Summit, we are ecstatic to be a part of the 2018 APCAC overseas American executives; 10 million employees;
in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in April. This marks the US$620 billion in annual FDI management and US$1
50th anniversary of the organization’s establishment. trillion in annual trade.
An economic powerhouse, APCAC represents 29

TDhaey C7ethlCeabnrtaotinoTnower St. Patrick’s 2018 CHEMBA Annual Dinner

St Valentine’s Day may be for lovers, but St. 2018 marks the 17th anniversary of China
Patrick’s Day is for the partiers. Seventy global Executive MBA’s program. Its annual dinner
landmarks including the Canton Tower went green has been a tradition for all of the CHEMBA alumni
on March 17 for the Irish inspired holiday. Amidst and students. CHEMBA is a joint EMBA program
the joyous bagpipe music, revelers wore green as offered by the Carlson School of Management at
they drank green beer to celebrate the day devoted the University of Minnesota and Lingnan College at
to the man who, according to legend, chased away Sun Yat-sen University. This academic program was
the snakes from Ireland. among the first batch of joint programs approved
by the Chinese Ministry of Education and the
Academic Degrees Committee of the State Council
back in 1999.

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