News Analysis: AsiaÂs Agenda: This Time, Terrorism Takes a Back Seat to Trade Issues
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As President Bush toured Asia, he spoke publicly of a free trade zone in the Pacific and focused private meetings on disarming North Korea.
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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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Too often, the consequence of a tight presidential race is the sacrifice of principle to the win-at-all-costs ethos. It should thus come as no surprise that the Bush administration is once again jettisoning prudent trade policy for political calculation.
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More bad news out of Asia weighed on investors Monday.
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SANTIAGO, 21 November 2004 - The US-led âwar on terrorâ must include a resolution to the Palestinian question and involve a broader coalition, Washingtonâs Asia-Pacific partners warned yesterday as leaders of 21 Pacific Rim economies opened a two
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The rules controlling the trade in many animal and plant species may change as delegates from around the world meet in Thailand.
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US influence in Asia is at risk of seriously diminishing if Washington fails to undertake a more coherent policy in the region that goes beyond its concerns with terrorism and nuclear proliferation, US experts on Asia said in a report.
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Wildlife conservationists are expected to push for new trade restrictions to protect fast-disappearing animals and plants, while lobbyists try to liberate trade in some species at international talks starting today in Bangkok, Thailand.
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Terrorism escalates worldwide, but it's not just one 'war.'
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North Korea&#39;s nuclear aspirations, allies&#39; worries about the US budget deficit and hopes for global trade deals will be on the agenda this weekend as President Bush attends
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Preventing terrorists from getting their hands on nuclear material was the focus Monday of a meeting in Australia among government ministers and diplomats from across the Asia-Pacific region.
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As the two sides prepare for an economic summit, the focus is on what to do about China's persistent trade surplus
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The foreign ministers of India, China and Russia are to discuss terrorism, drug trafficking, and Afghanistan.
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Fear was back on global stock markets last week as investors worried about the financial and trade imbalances that have built up during years of strong growth for the world economy.
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Carved up for the dinner table, ground up for medicine or simply sold off as exotic pets, Asia&#39;s endangered species are at the core of a lucrative smuggling trade that shows little sign of easing off.
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Vientiane (VNA) - Foreign ministers from Japan and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations on Saturday in Vientiane, Laos, approved a draft anti-terrorism declaration which is expected to be adopted at the 10th ASEAN Summit on Tuesday.
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Southeast Asian economic ministers meet this weekend with counterparts from regional powerhouses China, Japan and South Korea in an effort to liberalize trade and boost business.