Apec pushes for free trade boost
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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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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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SOUTHEAST Asian nations were set to sign a free trade agreement with China yesterday, creating an economic region with 1.7 billion consumers and a regional gross domestic product of $US2 trillion ($2.53 trillion).
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The leaders of 10 Southeast Asian countries have reached an agreement with China that will lead to the creation of the world&#39;s largest free trade zone.
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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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The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) is rallying for free trade agreements during its huge&#160;Consumer Electronics Show&#160;this week, saying barrier-free trade with other countries is crucial to the growth of U.S. jobs.
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George W. Bush, Vladimir Putin, and leaders from other 19 Asian - Pacific nations including China&#39;s Hu Jintao and Japan&#39;s Junichiro Koizumi are beggining to arrive in Santiago to attend to Chile&#39;s APEC summit on Saturday.
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Pacific Rim trading nations said on Wednesday they should pool their influence to energize talks to free up world trade. As trade and foreign ministers from the 21-member Asia-Pacific
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Southeast Asian leaders have opened a two-day summit in Laos aimed at creating an economic community in six years and expanding free trade agreements with Asia&#39;s largest economies.
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SANTIAGO: Asia-Pacific leaders on Sunday ducked a call to study creating an ambitious free trade area for the region. In a joint declaration, they &quot;welcomed&quot; the proposal from big business but failed to adopt it.
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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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With lawmakers nipping at his heels  over U.S. trade deficits, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson will  try to persuade key Asian nations during a visit this week that  they must act quickly to help tamp down protectionist  pressures.
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A day earlier, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao urged the two neighours to accelerate studies on establishing a free trade area (FTA). on Wednesday, adding that Beijing was committed to an active
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Japan and the Philippines launched a fourth round of talks toward signing a free trade agreement Monday in Tokyo&#39;s latest efforts to reduce economic barriers with its Asian neighbors.
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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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InfoWorld - The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) is rallying for free trade agreements during its hugeÂ Consumer Electronics ShowÂ this week, saying barrier-free trade with other countries is crucial to the growth of U.S. jobs.
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SANTIAGO, Chile  - Pacific Rim nations have agreed  to set minimum standards for two-country free trade pacts  proliferating across the region, a consolation prize for  business leaders pushing for a 21-nation free trade area to  rival the European Union.