Tag: APEC

Donald Trump urged to delay move to terminate India’s preferential trade status

India was the largest beneficiary of the programme in 2017 with $5.7 billion in imports to the US given duty-free status, according to a Congressional Research Service report in January.

March 28, 2019

People must build smart communities

People are talking industry 4.0 and 5.0, but in these efforts to build a smart digital environment, there is a serious lack of attention to those on the ground, or more accurately, to measures for improving the lives of the poor and destitute. Even with the recent adoption of the Asean Smart Cities Framework by …

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November 27, 2018

Cooperative Security

President Donald Trump repeatedly used the term ‘Indo-Pacific’ during his 12-day Asian tour, including in his speech at the APEC meeting held at Danang in Vietnam last week. A few days later, senior officials of Australia, India, Japan and the US, meeting on the sidelines of the East Asia Summit in the Philippines, agreed that …

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November 21, 2017

Xi Jinping to attend APEC Summit in Vietnam

Chinese President Xi Jinping will travel to Vietnam and Laos from November 10 to 14, the Foreign Ministry announced on Friday. Xi will attend the 25th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders’ Meeting in Da Nang, Vietnam, on November 10-11 at the invitation of Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang, Xinhua news agency quoted Foreign Ministry …

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November 3, 2017

Trump to visit Japan, South Korea, China, Vietnam, Philippines

US President Donald Trump will visit Japan, South Korea, China, Vietnam and the Philippines from November 3-14, the White House said on Friday. The White House had earlier confirmed Trump’s plans to travel to China, South Korea and Japan and on Friday said he also would travel to Vietnam to participate in the Asia-Pacific Economic …

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September 30, 2017

India urges speedier RCEP negotiations

India is of the view that negotiations on services for the free trade agreement by the 16-member Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) are not picking pace and has proposed an RCEP business visa card to ensure smooth movement of businessmen of member countries. Following the RCEP trade ministers meeting held in Hanoi on May 21-22, …

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May 23, 2017

Did the US just say ‘pivot’?

The hand-wringers of the past five months who forlornly expected that wider Asia was poised to be cashed out by an America under President Donald Trump are probably breathing a bit easier lately. Although Washington timed it poorly – US Vice-President Mike Pence’s visit to Jakarta coincided with the Indonesian capital’s frenzied election to appoint …

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April 28, 2017

Asia-Pacific summit closes with call for free trade

Leaders of 21 Asia-Pacific nations ended their annual summit Sunday with a call to resist protectionism amid signs of increased free-trade skepticism, highlighted by the victory of Donald Trump in the US presidential election. The Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum also closed with a joint pledge to work toward a sweeping new free trade agreement …

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November 21, 2016

Obama arrives in Peru, his last presidential world tour

November 19, 2016

Hundreds protest against Obama ahead of APEC meet

Protesters said the Obama administration and its proposed TPP goes against the interests of Peru and Latin America.

November 19, 2016

Hundreds protest against Obama ahead of APEC meet

Protesters said the Obama administration and its proposed TPP goes against the interests of Peru and Latin America.

November 19, 2016