Beijing, China (BBN)-The Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit begins in Beijing today.
While there's a big focus on the meetings between some of the world's largest countries, there is a second, parallel conference going on, reports BBC.
This one features the CEOs of some of world's largest corporations with big operations in the region, like the US retailing giant Walmart.
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