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
The historic meeting between the leaders of China and Japan, hours before the APEC summit in Beijing, hopefully will lead to an easing of tensions between the two countries and end a period when the r ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-11
... peration (APEC) leaders arriving at the Water Cube, US Today reported. Instead of the Chinese-made Red Flag limousines that ferried other leaders one by one from a nearby building to a banquet, cultur ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-11
... peration (APEC) Economic Leaders' Meeting in the capital, the official Xinhua News Agency said. Xi told Abe that China hopes Japan continues to follow the path of peaceful development and adopt pruden ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-10
Chinese state media has dismissed criticism that Beijing has put the public to various inconveniences by imposing emergency measures to ensure a smooth APEC summit. Global Times, a sister publication ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-10
... peration (APEC) summit this week. Xi said his "Asia-Pacific dream" was based on a "shared destiny" of peace, development and mutual benefit in the region. "For the Asia-Pacific and the world at large, ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-10
... peration (APEC) ministerial summit, and marked their first meeting since the Occupy protests began in Hong Kong in late September. After the meeting, Leung told reporters that central leaders have voi ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-10
... xt week's APEC leaders meeting in Beijing. Whether Tung, who arranged a visit by Hong Kong tycoons to meet with President Xi Jinping in Beijing in September, will oblige the students is anybody’s gues ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-07
... st of the APEC leaders summit which begins on Monday, officials would be wary of any unwanted side show. There have been reports the Hong Kong government has been holding back on the protesters in ord ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-07
