Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation

Type: Organization

Name: Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)

Fact Sheet: Fact Sheet for Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation

First reported 22 mins ago - Updated 22 mins ago - 1 reports

Trade Minister to visit Colombia

Trade Minister Tim Groser will attend the Pacific Alliance Ministerial Meeting and Head of State Summit in Cali, Colombia on 22 and 23 May."This is the first meeting New Zealand has attended since being granted observer status to the fast-growing Latin ... [Published Voxy.co.nz - 22 mins ago]

Entities: PACIFIC ALLIANCE CORP, Colombia, Tim Groser, New Zealand

First reported 3 hours ago - Updated 3 hours ago - 1 reports

University of the Witwatersrand

Keynote Address at the University of Witwatersrand on Canada-South Africa Relations (South Africa)

CHECK AGAINST DELIVERYThank you for your warm welcome.Let me begin by offering greetings and best wishes on behalf of all Canadians. It is truly an honour to be invited to speak on the subject of Canada-South Africa relations at this impressive unive ... [Published Government of Canada - 3 hours ago]

Entities: South Africa, Canada, University of the Witwatersrand, Neil Turok, collaboration

First reported 7 hours ago - Updated 6 hours ago - 1 reports

Xi to visit Latin America and the Caribbean

Chinese President Xi Jinping will pay state visits to Trinidad and Tobago, Costa Rica and Mexico from May 31 to June 6, the foreign ministry announced on Tuesday.Hong Lei, foreign ministry spokesperson, told a press briefing on Tuesday that they will ... [Published Global Times - 7 hours ago]

Entities: Trinidad and Tobago, Institute of Latin American Studies, Costa Rica, China

First reported 6 hours ago - Updated 6 hours ago - 1 reports

Susan Schwab

Former trade ministers form panel

An impressive line-up of six former trade ministers of the United States formed a panel yesterday at the US NZ Pacific Partnership Forum in Washington.William Brock, Clayton Yeutter, Carla Hills, Mickey Kantor, Charlene Barshefsky, and Susan Schwab lined ... [Published New Zealand Herald - 6 hours ago]

Entities: Mickey Kantor, Susan Schwab, Robert Zoellick

First reported 8 hours ago - Updated 8 hours ago - 1 reports

Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation

Convention bureau for Bali?

After years of discussion, it now looks more likely that Bali will establish a much-needed Bali Convention Bureau after the APEC Summit later this year.Djjinaldi Gosana, executive director of the Bali Hotels Association, said steps were under way after ... [Published MICEBTN - 8 hours ago]

Entities: Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation, Tourism

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated 10 hours ago - 1 reports

Stephen Harper

Canadian PM heads to Peru and C...

OTTAWA: Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper will head to Peru and Colombia tomorrow and Thursday, looking to bolster trade with Latin America and beyond.Harper last travelled to Peru in 2008 for an APEC leaders summit, but this will be his first state ... [Published Qatar Peninsula - May 20 2013]

Entities: Peru, Stephen Harper, PACIFIC ALLIANCE CORP, Colombia, Ollanta Humala Tasso

First reported 21 hours ago - Updated 21 hours ago - 1 reports

Neil Abercrombie

Governor Abercrombie Refutes 'Boondoggle' Perception Of Business Meetings In Hawai'i

/PRNewswire/ --$ Hawai'i is exactly the right place – at the right time – for this year's National Conference on Public Employee Retirement Systems (NCPERS).(Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130520/LA17870)That sums up the position of Gov. Neil ... [Published Sys-Con India - 21 hours ago]

Entities: Neil Abercrombie, Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation, Honolulu

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 2 reports

Obama Seeks More Funds for Asia-Pacific

Monday, 20 May 2013, 11:10 am Article: US State Department Obama Seeks More Funds for Asia-Pacific By Kathryn McConnell |Staff Writer|17 May 2013 Washington — President Obama has asked Congress to approve $1.2 billion to support diplomatic and ... [Published MaritimeSecurity.Asia - May 20 2013]

Entities: Barack Obama, United States, Philippines

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

DBS takes their first steps on the road to Integrated Reporting

GUEST AUTHORMikkel Larsen, Managing Director & Head of Tax & Accounting Policy, DBS Bank Ltd.With our 2012 Annual Report, DBS bank took its first step towards Integrated Reporting. At the same time we became the first Singaporean company to become a member ... [Published Integrated Reporting - May 20 2013]

Entities: DBS Bank Ltd, Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation, Annual Report, Singapore

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Apec Seminar On Intellectual Property Rights

The inaugural APEC meeting on intellectual property rights has recommended the establishment of an ad hoc Working Group within APEC to advance regional cooperation on the issue.More than 90 intellectual property experts from the APEC region met in Sydney ... [Published Noodls - May 20 2013]

Entities: Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation, Intellectual Property Rights, Intellectual Property, Sydney (Australia), Sapporo

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Tourism Entrepreneurs to Form Bali Convention Bureau after APEC

DENPASAR Tourism entrepreneurs in Bali province planned to establish an association called Bali Convention Bureau (BCB) following the implementation of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in October this year. Executive Director of Bali ... [Published The Bali Times - May 20 2013]

Entities: Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation, Tourism, Denpasar

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Ngurah Rai Airport Extension is on 80% of Completion

KUTA Extension project in NgurahRai International Airport until May 2013 has been completed up to 80 percent from the target to be finished in the middle of 2013 in order to support the APEC Summit in October. “Up to May 2013 is almost 80 percent of completion,” ... [Published The Bali Times - May 20 2013]

Entities: Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation

Quotes

"The visit will provide an opportunity to build on the momentum of the Prime Minister’s recent visit to Latin America. Alongside the Alliance there will also be a business summit which will provide a forum to engage with business leaders from the region" Mr Groser says

Trade Minister to visit Colombia [Published Voxy.co.nz - 22 mins ago]

"'There's a lot of people who can talk abut this stuff. The question is whether you've got the will and guts to close it.""

Former trade ministers form panel [Published New Zealand Herald - 6 hours ago]

"Latin America groups developing countries, which play critical roles in the UN, APEC and G20. They will be a source of support for China in the future" he said

Xi to visit Latin America and the Caribbean [Published Global Times - 7 hours ago]

"Most of the people who aren't attending are coming from the worst pensions in the nation," VanderPloeg said. "If you ask me, they should be here. For example, I'm a police officer and"

Abercrombie defends group meeting here [Published Individual.com - 10 hours ago]

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Bali to launch clean up project ahead of APEC [Published Allvoices Indonesia - May 15 2013] Tourism and Creative Economy Ministry destination development director general Firmansyah Rahim said the pilot project was going to involve every related party from the community, local government and private sectors. "We have three main agendas that ...
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Press Releases

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