Mexico City (VNA), Nov. 16 -- The ASEAN Committee in Mexico, comprising Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam, joined hands with authorities of Mexico's Yucatan state to arrange a business forum in Merida city on November 15.

Speaking at the event, which drew the participation of nearly 100 businesses, Yucatan state's Secretary of Economic Development and Labour Ernesto Herrera Novelo said the forum is useful to promote trade between Yucatan and members of the Association of the Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) by providing information on the ASEAN market.

Chair of the ASEAN Committee in Mexico - Indonesian Ambassador Cheppy Tri Prakoso Wartono underlined potential cooperation between Yucatan state and Mexico in gen...