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Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) is a forum for 21 Pacific Rim countries (formally Member Economies) that seeks to promote free trade and economic cooperation throughout the Asia-Pacific region.
Read More at Wikipedia ›SINGAPORE - Stimulus spending and other strong actions have set the stage for global economic recovery, but nations must push ahead with free trade and investment to ensure growth, President Barack Obama and fellow Asia-Pacific leaders said Sunday.
Obama and 20 other leaders, meeting in Singapore for the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, rejected all forms of protectionism and agreed on the need for a long-term growth strategy that takes into account the diverse needs of economies in a region stretching from Chile to China .Recovery is not yet on solid footing and the region cannot go back to "growth as usual," Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said, reading from a joint statement by the APEC leaders."We need a fresh growth paradigm. We need a fresh model of economic integration," they said.To that end, APEC members pledged to maintain their economic stimulus policies until a durable economic recovery has clearly taken hold. "We will pursue growth which is balanced,...Asia-Pacific finance chiefs agreed Thursday to do whatever it takes to prevent the malaise from Europe's debt crisis spreading to the region as a possible European r...
A Russian TV network said Thursday it fired a popular newscaster who appeared to give U.S. President Barack Obama the middle finger after reading his name during a l...
President Barack Obama on Sunday tied the hopes of a faster American economic recovery to the booming Pacific Rim region, saying "we're not going to be able to put o...
A popular Russian newscaster has reportedly caused a stir following a live newscast in which she apparently gave President Obama the middle finger.The Telegraph repo...
WASHINGTON -- President Obama is jetting away from Washington's political and budget battles just as crucial decisions and deadlines approach, focusing instead on As...
Ministers of Pacific Rim economies whose resilience helped power the still-fragile global recovery met Wednesday to seek ways to push ahead with free trade goals des...
YOKOHAMA -- Asia-Pacific leaders endorsed a blueprint for future growth Sunday that calls for pushing ahead with free trade agreements and rolling back protectionist...
Leaders of the world's three biggest economies — the U.S., China and Japan — all pledged Saturday to push for free trade, apparently putting aside acrimony over curr...
The United States will lead efforts for economic cooperation and lifting trade barriers in the Asia-Pacific region, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said We...
The most conceited White House in memory thinks it is making history in Asia. Instead, President Obama is completing his longest foreign trip with no real accomplish...
SEOUL, South Korea -- President Barack Obama claimed a stronger hand on the world stage Friday despite electoral defeats at home, failure to get a free-trade agreeme...
YOKOHAMA, Japan -- Intensifying friction over currencies and trade loomed Wednesday as leaders of major economies converged on Asia for back-to-back summits aimed at...
SINGAPORE -- President Obama will attend a hastily arranged climate change breakfast Sunday at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, a White House official s...
A federal agent charged with killing a man inside a McDonald's restaurant in Waikiki was in Hawaii to help with security at this week's Asia-Pacific Economic Coopera...
Although Asia-Pacific leaders have committed themselves to achieving a Pacific-wide free trade zone following an annual summit, host Japan may prove a key test case ...
As Asia-Pacific leaders committed themselves to achieving a Pacific-wide free trade zone at an annual summit Sunday, host Japan may prove a key test case for how rea...
The annual summit of Pacific Rim leaders is intended to be a forum for discussing economic issues and trade. But in talks on the sidelines of the two-day summit, sec...
GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas (AP) — U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk has canceled plans to go to Japan after suffering minor injuries in a traffic accident in Texas.Grand ...
President Barack Obama signed a bill Saturday making it easier for U.S. business travelers to access Asia-Pacific nations more freely and quickly.Obama signed the me...
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