The 9th Working Committee of the Association of North East Asia Regional Governments was held, participated by 60 people from 25 member regions across 5 countries, on September 11, 2013 in Yeongam County, Jeollanam-do Province. Following the opening ceremony, activity reports of the 9th General Assembly 2012, the Secretariat, and 8 Sub-Committees as well as proposals for better governance of NEAR were presented by Hubei Province and Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. Also, New Vision 2020 for establishing long-term vision to prepare 2020 was presented by the NEAR Secretariat. In addition, the 9th Working Committee consisted of discussions and reviews regarding the application to host the 11th General Assembly 2016, establishment of a new Sub-Committee, revision of the Sub-Committee name, and revision of NEAR charter by the Secretariat.