APEC members pledge to liberalise green trade
14/11/2011 - APEC summit

APEC members pledge to liberalise green trade

Asia-Pacific leaders committed to lowering trade barriers and reducing tariffs on environmental goods to five percent as the regional APEC summit closed on Sunday. APEC economies account for 60 percent of trade in environmental goods and services.
Growing tensions over trade agendas at APEC summit
13/11/2011 - USA - CHINA

Growing tensions over trade agendas at APEC summit

US President Barack Obama and his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao presented competing trade agendas at the APEC summit Saturday, with Obama privately taking China to task for what he said Americans saw as "unfair" trade and currency practices.
Japan joins Pacific trade talks on eve of APEC summit
12/11/2011 - USA

Japan joins Pacific trade talks on eve of APEC summit

Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda arrived in Hawaii late Friday for the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit after announcing that his country would join key negotiations aimed at knocking down trans-Pacific trade barriers.
Obama says US 'not seeking to contain China's rise'
16/11/2009 - CHINA-US

Obama says US 'not seeking to contain China's rise'

Amid tensions over trade, Tibet and climate change, US President Barack Obama insisted the US was not trying to contain China's economic rise while addressing students at a town-hall style meeting in Shanghai.
France blames US for climate pact delay
16/11/2009 - CLIMATE

France blames US for climate pact delay

World leaders supported delaying a legally binding climate pact until 2010 or even later Sunday. France’s negotiator at the talks laid the blame for the delay squarely at the door of the United States.
APEC summit closes with no deal on climate change
15/11/2009 - ECONOMY

APEC summit closes with no deal on climate change

Asia-Pacific leaders including US President Barack Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao vowed on Sunday to reject trade protectionism and to pursue a new model for economic growth after the world's most severe economic crisis in decades.
'Pacific President' Obama vows US engagement with Asia
14/11/2009 - DIPLOMACY

'Pacific President' Obama vows US engagement with Asia

Wrapping up his Japan visit, US President Barack Obama pledged greater cooperation with Asia as the self-proclaimed "first Pacific President" of the USA headed for the weekend’s annual Asia-Pacific summit in Singapore.
Asia-Pacific leaders meet as US comes under fire on trade
14/11/2009 - ECONOMY

Asia-Pacific leaders meet as US comes under fire on trade

US President Barack Obama has come under fire from Asia-Pacific leaders for backsliding on free trade as a two-day Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit devoted to driving the world economy out of crisis opened in Singapore.
Obama pushes for deeper ties between US and Asia
14/11/2009 - DIPLOMACY

Obama pushes for deeper ties between US and Asia

In Tokyo on his first trip to Asia as US president, Barack Obama pledged to pursue cooperation with China, engage more deeply in Asia, and push for stronger trade ties with the region. He will also visit Singapore, China, and South Korea.
Obama's Asia trip aimed at luring help on economic and security issues
27/10/2011 - DIPLOMACY

Obama's Asia trip aimed at luring help on economic and security issues

US President Barack Obama's whirlwind tour of Asia is aimed at signalling a new era of US engagement in a region that could offer vital support on security issues and which accounts for more than half of the world's economy.
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