On the eighth day of the first month (Dragon), February 12, 2000, the United Nations Conference on Trade and opened in Bangkok, the theme of the conference: the globalization and development strategies of the new century.

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), the Tenth Congress opened on the afternoon of the 12th National Convention Center in Bangkok, Thailand. A total of more than 3,000 representatives from 190 members of UNCTAD, as well as some international agencies, to attend a major international conferences held this time in the new millennium dawns, the first time to discuss the world economy and trade issues. The leaders of the nine countries of Southeast Asia in
Japanese Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi and the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, the World Trade Organization (WTO) and other major international economic institutions were present at the current General Assembly. The Chinese delegation led by Chinese Vice Minister of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation Zhou Keren, also attended the meeting. Assembly Thai Prime Minister Chuan Leekpai, the host country, the United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan attended the opening ceremony and delivered a speech.
the current theme of the congress is globalization and development strategies of the new century.