... time for APEC meetings last year. Or, “Slapper gets 5 days in detention”, which called attention to a woman assaulting her gynecologist after a heated dispute over sick leave. Or, “Six reasons stoppi ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-07
... ces). For APEC member economies meeting this week in Boracay, the Philippines, trade ministers would do well to learn important lessons from China’s plans: the liberalization of services is essential ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-26
... pines for APEC later this year, Aquino is exploring some minimal diplomatic engagement.” Manila has orchestrated a series of initiatives to internationalize the deadlock amid China’s land reclamation ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-19
... st year’s APEC summit, Beijing has abandoned its cold-shoulder approach and is seeking to conciliate Tokyo. That's why its response to the new US-Japan treaty is noticeably moderate. Being preoccupied ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-05
... llows the APEC model which accepts individual economies (or member economies), Hong Kong should be able to join as “Hong Kong, China”. This has been the usual way Hong Kong participates in internation ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-10
... k and the APEC free trade zone. President Xi Jinping wants to come up with new game rules or a new system to challenge the existing international arrangements dominated by the US. China has cleverly l ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-30
... peration (APEC) grouping over the past two years, US discomfort has been very clear over China’s nurturing of the bank – now formally called the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). But the ne ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-27
... rs of the APEC countries. The CPPCC representatives have gone too far. While some might see it as shameful for the Chinese people to have adopted western styles of clothing in the late Qing dynasty af ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-06
As I sit through hundreds of hours of meetings of the APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC), I am often in deep awe of the energy and focus of the growing number of members championing more equal trea ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-13
... after an APEC meeting in Beijing. To avoid missteps and possible national embarrassment, Xi reportedly has been reviewing China’s 64-page Guide to Civilized Tourism and Travel, a handbook of etiquett ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-10
When Barack Obama was in Beijing in November for the APEC summit, he met with leaders of 11 other countries – Japan, Canada, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Vietnam, Malaysia, Peru, Chile a ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-10
... uring the APEC summit in Beijing in November as a “massive infringement of the law in society” rather than as any sort of “color revolution”. And US President Barack Obama denied any US involvement in ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-05
... 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
