Asia-Pacific leaders to spur world trade, fight terror
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US President George W. Bush and other Asia-Pacific leaders muster in Chile this weekend to spur world trade and suppress terrorism, under the growing menace of nuclear proliferation.
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Leaders of 10 Southeast Asian nations started a two-day summit in Vientiane on Monday, focussing on deepening economic integration to create a powerful bloc that could compete with the United States and Europe.
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Asia-Pacific leaders attending the annual summit in Santiago this week are being asked to consider establishing a Free Trade Area of the Asia Pacific (FTAAP).
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Santiago - Asia-Pacific leaders opened a crucial annual summit in Chile on Saturday, determined to pile pressure on North Korea to buckle in a nuclear weapons crisis and to crack international terrorism.
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Thirtynine leaders from Asia and Europe yesterday began informal talks on issues on trade, security threats and terrorism, proliferation of weapons of mass destruction
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Asian leaders, increasingly confident of their region's economic and political clout, are due to tackle issues ranging from trade to security with their European counterparts at a Helsinki summit.
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Ministers representing 21 Pacific Rim economies pledged Thursday to push hard for concluding a global trade treaty that would slash agricultural subsidies and lower tariff barriers in a bid to boost the global economy.
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Leaders from China, Russia and four Central Asian countries agreed yesterday to boost economic cooperation to strengthen joint efforts in the fight against terrorism.
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Pacific Rim trading nations said on Wednesday they should pool their influence to breathe new life into talks to free up world trade.
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SANTIAGO, Chile - Pacific Rim trading nations said today they should pool their influence to breathe new life into talks to free up world trade.
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Security, trade and energy will top the agenda when Asian leaders meet in the Philippines next week, with declarations expected on combating terrorism, accelerating economic integration and boosting energy security.
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Pacific Rim leaders pledged yesterday to shore up global security and push ahead with the World Trade Organization&#39;s negotiations on lowering global trade barriers.
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With lawmakers nipping at his heels  over U.S. trade deficits, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson will  try to persuade key Asian nations during a visit this week that  they must act quickly to help tamp down protectionist  pressures.
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CANBERRA - Australia wants to base counter-terrorism teams in Southeast Asia, the government said on Monday as it traded blows with opposition Labor over the best way to wage the war on terror ahead of an Oct. 9 election.
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VANCOUVER (CP) - The promotion of free trade around the world will help fight terrorism and is in the security interests of the U.S. and Canada, the U.S. ambassador to Canada said Friday.
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Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing vowed Thursday in Santiago to make joint efforts with other members of the Asian-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) in the fight against terrorism and corruption.
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Asia-Pacific leaders were expected to sign a landmark statement on climate change at their annual summit on Saturday, papering over differences between rich and developing nations over pollution targets.