Pacific rim states urge action to revive WTO talks
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Pacific rim trade ministers  pushed for a revival of stalled world trade talks on Friday,  but committed themselves to work towards setting up their own  trade bloc if a global deal fails.
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Australian ministers will urge Pacific rim leaders to do more to free up global trade and fight terrorism when they attend the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Chile this week.
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Asia-Pacific leaders, closing their summit, are expected to call for a rapid conclusion to stalled global trade talks.
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The 18-nation Cairns Group of   agricultural exporting nations on Friday urged major powers to   resume world trade talks by November, saying there was too much   at stake for farmers for negotiations to fail.
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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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Australian's Defence minister Robert Hill calls on Asia-Pacific countries to help combat weapons of mass destruction.
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The White House would be better placed to renew its soon-to-expire trade negotiating powers if there is a breakthrough in World Trade Organization (WTO) talks, Deputy U.S. Trade Representative John Veroneau said on Tuesday.
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Countries around the globe urged North  Korea Friday to return to talks on ending its nuclear programs  after it said it had nuclear weapons and had pulled out of  disarmament discussions.
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India, Brazil and other large  developing countries &quot;need to step up&quot; in world trade talks and  make the market-opening concessions needed to reach a deal, a  top U.S. official said on Wednesday.
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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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SANTIAGO, Chile -- Pacific Rim leaders pledged yesterday to shore up global security and push ahead with the World Trade Organization's negotiations on lowering global trade barriers.
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Diplomats in charge of world trade talks challenged countries on Tuesday to abandon long-held positions and make "very painful" compromises on farm and industrial goods to salvage a deal.
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The United States has asked Beijing to  help rescue deadlocked WTO trade talks, the top U.S. trade  official said on Tuesday, courting China as a potential ally  whose economy has soared due to trade liberalization.
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Washington has urged Asian countries to call for denuclearization of the Korean peninsula while North Korean officials defended Pyongyang's development of nuclear weapons, at meetings this week in Manila.
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Leaders of 21 Asia-Pacific states in the Apec grouping have ended a summit in Chile with a call for action to lower global trade barriers.
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U.S. President George W. Bush urged the Pacific Rim's economic powerhouses on Friday to help secure elusive global deals on trade and climate change and pledged an "unshakeable" commitment to the region's security.
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Under pressure after a U.S. move against Chinese seafood and a huge recall of Chinese toothpaste in Japan, Beijing urged trade partners on Friday to accept its products unless they violate contract terms or local regulations.