The 2017 NEAR International Forum was held at the Sunshine Hotel in Zhangjiajie City, Hunan Province from September 25 to 28, and was co-organized by the NEAR Secretariat and Hunan Provincial Government. This year’s forum aimed to seek co-prosperity and development in the region through increased production capacity and enhanced cooperation in the industrial sectors in Northeast Asian countries under the theme, ‘Deepening Production Capacity, Promoting Regional Development in Northeast Asia.’