APEC shows power as primary regional forum
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The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) has shown again its power as the primary economic forum in the Pacific Rim, as 21 top leaders from its member economies
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Ministers from 21 member economies of the Asian-Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) forum ended their two-day meeting on Thursday with a joint statement pledging more efforts to facilitate trade, security, sustainable development and macroeconomic
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Leaders of the 21-member Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum on Sunday urged a speedy resolution to the stalled Doha round of world trade talks.
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Asian and European business leaders at a joint forum pushed for greater trade between their regions Thursday, with Asians calling for more transfer of technology to their countries and Europeans demanding greater Asian investment.
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Sixteen Asia-Pacific leaders converge on reclusive Laos this weekend for a major summit likely to be dominated by mounting concerns over Muslim unrest in Thailand and Myanmar's "road map" to democracy.
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Talking of Indiaâs vision of a greater Asian Economic Community which found an echo with Japan and some Asean members, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh called for breaking down the North-South disparities and barriers and giving a massive push to economic
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Leaders of 13 Southeast and Northeast  Asian states Monday underlined their determination to turn  growing economic power into political influence by establishing  a new summit-level grouping.
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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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SINGAPORE Southeast Asian trade ministers moved ahead over the weekend with plans to fuse their region into a European-style community hefty enough to compete with China and India, setting timetables for free-trade talks with Japan, South Korea, Australia
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SANTIAGO, Chile Talks on free trade and global security are under way in Chile at the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum.
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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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The Chilean government said Tuesday that the presidency of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum (APEC) has helped Chile to deepen relations withthe Asia-Pacific region.
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Editor&#39;s Note: Published on page A1 of the Nov. 23, 2004 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer. SANTIAGO, Chile -- (Via PLDT) -- Pacific Rim leaders ended their two-day summit late Sunday
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SANTIAGO, November 21 (Itar-Tass) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov believes the results of a summit conference of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum (APEC), just over in Santiago, confirm Russia has made a correct choice for âthis form
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In this edition of Perspective, we&#39;ll take a look at some of the issues at the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation or APEC Summit in Chile.
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Prime Minister John Howard says the APEC meeting in Chile was a great success and will increase momentum towards trade liberalisation across the globe.
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THE Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) forum was back on track and focused on key issues facing the region, Prime Minister John Howard said today.