1. Event Overview
• Event Title: The 2nd Meeting of the NEAR Subcommittee on Traditional Medicine
• Date: Monday, April 27 – Wednesday, April 30, 2025
• Venue: Ankang City, Shaanxi Province, China
• Theme: Sharing New Opportunities for Traditional Medicine to Build a Global Community of Health
• Format: In-person (Offline)
• Languages: Simultaneous interpretation in 5 languages (Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Mongolian, Russian)
• Scale of Participation: Approx. 200 participants from 23 NEAR member regional governments and related organizations across 5 countries.
※ NEAR Secretariat: Secretary-General Lim Byung-jin and 4 staff members (Total 5)
2. Participation Status by Country and Region
• China (9 Regional Governments): Heilongjiang (2), Henan (2), Hubei (8), Hunan (1), Shanghai (5), Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region (6), Jilin (1), Shandong (3), Gansu (9), Jiangxi (2)
• Japan (1 Regional Government): Ehime Prefecture (2)
• Korea (2 Regional Governments, 1 Related Organization): Gyeongsangbuk-do Province (2), Daegu Metropolitan City (1), Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in Xi'an (2)
• Mongolia (5 Regional Governments): Ulaanbaatar City (2), Dornod Aimag (2), Övörkhangai Aimag (2), Selenge Aimag (2), Khövsgöl Aimag (2)
• Russia (2 Regional Governments): Republic of Buryatia (3), Republic of Tuva (1)
3. Main Activities
A. Opening Ceremony (Moderator: Sun Baofeng, Vice Mayor of Ankang City)
• Congratulatory Remarks:
- Li Xingwang, Vice Chairman of the Shaanxi Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC)
- Lim Byung-jin, Secretary General of NEAR
- Jijigkhen Saingerel, Vice Governor of Selenge Aimag, Mongolia
- Ludupova Evgeniya, Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Buryatia, Russia
- Hong Soon-chang, Consul General of the Republic of Korea in Xi'an
• Group Photo Session
B. Plenary Session
• Ankang Chinese Traditional Medicine Industry Investment Promotion Conference
• Keynote Speeches by Experts
- Hwang Se-jin, Professor at Daegu Haany University
- Yang Xiaohang, President of Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine
• Presentations by Member Governments
- Pan Huafeng, Deputy Director General of the Foreign Affairs Office of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region
- Wang Mingwei, Representative of the Ehime Prefecture Xi'an Office, Japan
- Baek Ki-dong, Director of Hanjo Co., Ltd., Agricultural Corporation of Gyeongsangbuk-do, Korea
- Ludupova Evgeniya, Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Buryatia, Russia
- Baiduvaliyev Arman, Head of the Health Department, Kazakhstan
- Batjargal, Traditional Medicine Physician of Dornogovi Aimag, Mongolia
- Arakchaa Kara-kys Dongakovna, Representative of the Arjaan Science and Tourism Research Laboratory, Republic of Tuva, Russia
• MOU Signing Ceremony
- Fields of Cooperation: Economy, Education, and Agriculture
- Key Signatories: Daegu Haany University, Ankang High-tech Zone Hospital, Hanjo Agricultural Corporation Co., Ltd., etc.
- Agreements signed between 10 enterprises based in Shaanxi Province and various Korean institutions and companies.
• Site Visits
Site visit to the Zhenping County Niutoudian Town Traditional Chinese Medicine Science and Technology Innovation Park and Xiaoshishanju B&B to observe cases of integrating the traditional medicine industry with regional tourism