Business convention in Davao

KENDARI (JP): Some 100 businessmen affiliated with the South East Sulawesi chapter of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KADIN) will attend the first East Asia businessmen conference in Davao, the Philippines, next month.

The convention was originally scheduled for May 24-28 but was postponed after Indonesia protested against the Asia Pacific Conference on East Timor which was held by the University of Philippine recently.

Head of South East Sulawesi based of KADIN told the Antara news agency that the businessmen who will attend the conference represent fishery, plantation, mining and handicraft industry.(yns)