... peration (APEC) bloc. Jay Timmons, president of the National Association of Manufacturers, said fast-track, which gives Congress a yes-or-no vote on trade agreements in exchange for setting negotiatin ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-21
The impact of the Occupy Central movement on Hong Kong’s economy was negligible, Ming Pao Daily reported Wednesday, citing a report published by the University of Hong Kong. The APEC studies program o ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-07
As Laura del Rosario, the Philippines' senior official responsible for APEC Chairmanship in 2015, laid plans for the year ahead, she chose Legazpi City in Albay as the perfect setting for their inaugu ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-02
... osted the APEC forum in Beijing, it established the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation corruption law enforcement network, which will seek cooperation on tracking cases across borders. The APEC members ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-23
... d. At the APEC meeting, the central banks of the two countries reached a currency swap deal worth 200 billion yuan (US$32.3 billion) or C$30 billion, which will be effective for three years. -- Contac ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-15
... ng at the APEC summit in Beijing earlier this month. “After a re-evaluation, the National Intelligence Coordinating Agency said they [Hong Kong journalists] are no longer considered as threats and the ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-25
The frosty handshake between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on the margins of the APEC meeting in Beijing is providing an opportunity for the two countries to end ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-25
... e Beijing APEC summit. If you want to dress like world leaders such as Barack Obama, Xi Jinping or Shinzo Abe, Taobao is the place to get the garment for 300 yuan to 1,000 yuan apiece, with dozens of ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-24
A Hong Kong TV journalist who was expelled from the APEC summit in Jakarta last year after confronting Philippine President Benigno Aquino III, has been refused entry to Manila. Eric Lee Kwok-keung, a ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-21
... zō at the APEC summit in Beijing earlier this month. Refusing to budge an inch to Hong Kong protesters over the chief executive election process is nothing but just another example of Xi’s way. In the ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-20
... es of the APEC summit, but stressed that he was "unequivocal" in telling the Chinese leader that Washington had no role in fostering the protests. The US president also emphasized that "these are issu ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-18
Nothing could surpass the importance of the APEC leaders’ meeting, which came at the end of a year paved with ambitious intentions. Did the recent summit in Beijing live up to the best hopes? Before ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-17
... among the APEC members to cooperate in catching economic fugitives and recovering stolen assets. Zhang Jianping, a researcher with the National Development and Reform Commission, said the process of f ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-17
... nd of the APEC summit this week, Beijing has promised to cap its greenhouse gas output by 2030 or earlier if possible, and boost the use of non-fossil fuels to 20 percent by that time. Meanwhile, the ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-14
... ch as the APEC summit? After Beijing, I went to Bangkok, a place to relax. Traffic has always been a big problem there, but it is not a big deal given it has some of the best and most affordable hotel ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-14
... d. At the APEC summit which coincided with the Obama visit, the United States and China diverged on economic strategy, Shi was quoted as saying. The US pushed for the Trans-Pacific Partnership which e ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-13
The week-long Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Beijing culminated in a heads-of-government meeting on Tuesday. Prior to the close, all the leaders lined up for a group photo Monday e ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-13
Asia-Pacific leaders are moving towards a new free trade zone strongly endorsed by Beijing. In its final communique, the 12-nation Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit agreed to launch a st ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-12
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) economies will establish a cross-border law enforcement network to strengthen transnational anti-corruption cooperation in the region, President Xi Jinping ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-12
At the opening session of the APEC summit over the weekend in Beijing, President Xi Jinping gave what state media called the clearest picture yet of the Chinese economy's "new normal", a state of the ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-11
