APEC leaders to sign climate change pact at summit
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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.
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Asia-Pacific leaders agreed on Saturday to a "long-term aspirational goal" to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but no binding targets, and are expected to end their summit on Sunday urging a conclusion to world trade talks.
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President Roh Moo-hyun will have a summit meeting with US President George W. Bush in Santiago on the morning of November 30 (local time) during his official visit to Chile in order to participate in the summit meeting of APEC economic leaders.
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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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The 21-member Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit ended here yesterday with leaders voicing strong support for World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations aimed at liberalizing trade and pledging to shore up global
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi urged international cooperation in tackling climate change at a meeting Tuesday with Chancellor Angela Merkel, who plans to push President Bush at next week's Group of Eight summit for action to fight global warming.
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VIENTIANE - Senior officials of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations made final preparations on Thursday for ASEAN leaders to sign at their summit here next Monday an agreement on accelerating economic integration in the region.
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A cloud of tear gas surrounds a demonstrator during clashes with Chilean police as protesters stage a rally against the upcoming APEC summit in Santiago, Chile, Friday, Nov. 19, 2004.
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Usually derided as teetering "on the tip of irrelevance", this year's Asia-Pacific leaders' summit in Sydney hopes to rise above its reputation for glacial action and have a real impact on the course of climate change.
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Japan's prime minister proposed cutting world greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2050 on Thursday as part of a new global warming pact for all countries, including top polluters United States and China.
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Asia-Pacific leaders will face challenges posed by a wave of bilateral free trade agreements when they meet for their summit in Chile Saturday.
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SANTIAGO, Chile - Economic leaders present at the 16th Ministerial Meeting of the Asian-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) on Thursday (Friday in Manila) agreed to strengthen efforts in trade liberalization and free trade.
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Australia's conservative, anti-Kyoto prime minister has pushed climate change to the top of the agenda for this week's APEC forum. But can the U.S. and China be brought onboard this time?
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Australian PM John Howard puts climate change top of the agenda at a summit of Asia-Pacific leaders.
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HELSINKI, Finland - European and Asian leaders pledged Monday to keep cutting greenhouse gases after the U.N.'s Kyoto Protocol expires in 2012.
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Pacific Rim nations reached preliminary agreement Friday on a declaration for tackling climate change, overcoming squabbling between rich and poor nations about emissions targets, two Southeast Asian officials said.
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An international group of corporate leaders calls for global targets on reducing greenhouse emissions.