Vice Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Guang..ya will make a two-day visit to Seoul from January 3 to discuss the agenda and related affairs for next year's Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit slated for Shanghai in October.

A Foreign Ministry official said Wednesday... the chairman of the Senior Officials' Meeting (SOM) for the APEC summit, Wang will meet with Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Lee Joung-binn and Trade Minister Han Duck-soo.

Wang and his Korean counterpart Chung Eui-yong will hold talks concerning the Shanghai APEC summit.

The official said... "Wang will brief Korean officials on the Shanghai APEC summit preparations." The official said..."it is customary for an APEC SOM chairman to visit major member countries before opening the event."

After the visit to Seoul, Wang will go to Japan, the United States and Mexico.