Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, a forum designed to promote trade and economic cooperation among countries bordering the Pacific Ocean. It was established in 1989. Members include Australia, Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines, Singapore, Brunei, and Japan.
Wiktionary Definition for: APEC
regional trade agreement between the US, Canada, Japan, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand, China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and members of ASEAN
M2 PRESSWIRE-21 September 2006-APEC: APEC interaction with International Energy Agency to increaseC1994-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:21092006 Da Nang, Viet Nam - The APEC Energy Working Group EWG and its sub-fora have been given approval by APEC Senior Officials to intensify ...
HANOI AFP — APEC, known primarily as an Asia-Pacific economic forum, is also working to shore up the world's defenses against bird flu and other deadly diseases, according to delegates at the regional summit. "The progress that we have made so far within APEC has made a good contribution to...
M2 PRESSWIRE-18 August 2003-APEC: APEC members express concern with proposed European chemical legislationC1994-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:08182003 Phuket, Thailand - Members of APEC continue to express concern over the European Commission's proposed chemicals legislation at their meeting in Phuket. ...
Energy Editors/Business Editors APEC 2005 AUSTIN, Texas--BUSINESS WIRE--April 30, 2004 The Applied Power Electronics Conference APEC, the leading worldwide conference and exhibit for practicing power electronics professionals, is calling for papers for the APEC 2005 event to be held here, March 6-10, 2005. APEC, jointly sponsored...
HANOI AFP — They sported ponchos in Chile, silk shirts in China and bomber jackets in Canada. Now with world leaders heading to Vietnam in eight months for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation APEC forum summit, local designers have been tasked with finding a new outfit. The APEC tradition of...
Byline: Neale Prior Oct 30, 2006 (The West Australian - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Perth IT services company Amcon Solutions Group ASG has secured a contract for the series of APEC events in 2007. The APEC meetings will be conducted throughout Australia and...
Oct 27, 2003 (E-Commerce Today - ABIX via COMTEX) APEC countries are reviewing their laws on cybercrime. They have achieved a level of progress which varies from country to country. Steve Orlowski, chair of the APEC E-security Task Group, conducted a survey of Internet...
M2 PRESSWIRE-5 August 1999-ACA: New APEC agreement to liberalise telecommunications trade C1994-99 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:040899 A new agreement aiming to facilitate trade in telecommunications products within the APEC region was announced today by the Australian Communications Authority ACA. The APEC...
M2 PRESSWIRE-20 August 2003-APEC: Closer APEC-World Bank-ADB cooperation to address joint economic growth and development goalsC1994-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:08202003 Phuket, Thailand: APEC, the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank ADB have agreed to combine their comparative advantages to work...
SEOUL AFP — South Korea and the United States are discussing a possible summit meeting on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation APEC forum next month, officials said Thursday. Presidents Roh Moo-Hyun and George W. Bush will be among some 20 heads of state attending the annual APEC...
SEATTLE -- US APEC Ambassador Michael Michalak announced at a breakfast briefing that the he has officially notified the APEC Business Advisory Council secretariat of the United States of two new members of the APEC Business Advisory Council ABAC. Ambassador Michalak, visiting Seattle to discuss trade issues in the Asia...
M2 PRESSWIRE-19 November 1998-THE WHITE HOUSE: Office of the Vice President -- Remarks by Vice President Gore -- APEC Business Summit, Kuala Lumpur C1994-98 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:161198 It is an honor for me to address the APEC Business Summit at this...
This paper on trade and Foreign Direct Investment FDI indicates that they could be either substitutes or complements. The empirical evidence on U.S.-Japan and APEC countries suggests that trade and FDI exhibit a complementary relationship. To examine interactions between FDI and trade adjustments, APEC trade and investment liberalization scenarios are...
Oct 21, 2003 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) A fund to help fight terrorism has been established at the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation APEC forum. The fund will be run by the Asian Development Bank. The Australian Prime Minister, John Howard, emphasised...
SYDNEY AFP — Senior APEC energy officials began meeting in the northern Australian city of Darwin on Sunday for talks which will focus on energy security and climate change, an official said. The three-day event will culminate with talks between the energy ministers of Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation members...
Byline: David Crowe Jul 16, 2007 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) -- The Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation APEC Business Summit, to be held in Australia in September 2007, has already attracted several sponsors. General Motors Corporation, Microsoft and Chevron are just ...
HANOI AFP — The annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation APEC meeting, due to bring leaders from 21 member economies to Vietnam, has kicked off with a senior officials' meeting in Hanoi. "The informal meeting has started," APEC Secretariat spokesman Christopher Hawkins said. "This is the last chance for senior officials to...
BUSAN, South Korea AFP — Korean robot makers produced a stroke of genius this week as a walking, talking Albert Einstein greeted APEC delegates at a fair exhibiting the latest in IT gadgetry. "Albert Hubo" has the face and even an attempt at the famous hair of the German-born...
Apr 14, 2003 (E-Commerce Today - ABIX via COMTEX) In 2002, 21 Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation APEC members agreed to introduce Internet crime and security laws. The laws are supposed to satisfy the Council of Europe Cybercrime Convention and the 2000 United Nations General...
