Regional News This is a re-posted opinion piece. The world's most important trade initiative can take advantage of the WTO's openness and enforcemen
Read MoreRegional News KAPOLEI, Hawaii—Opening markets to freer trade is crucial to a lasting global economic recovery, Asia-Pacific leaders agreed on Sunda
Read MoreThis is a re-posted op-ed piece. Last Friday, before leaving for the 19th Leaders’ Summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) forum in Ho
Read MoreRegional News TOKYO — In a contentious move that could make or break his government, Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda said Friday that Japan would joi
Read MoreRegional News TOKYO—Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda unexpectedly delayed an announcement that Japan will join regional free-trade talks, amid opposit
Read MoreRegional News A FURTHER step toward a US-backed free-trade bloc handed Asia-Pacific leaders a rare tangible achievement from their annual summit in
Read MoreRegional News HONOLULU (AP) — Pacific Rim leaders gathered for an annual summit in Hawaii pledged Saturday to work together to keep world growth on
Read MoreGlobal News This is a re-posted press release. Building on Recent Momentum, Donohue Calls Trade an ‘Antidote to Our Weak Economy and Answer to Doubt
Read MoreRegional News This is a re-posted report. On November 11–19, President Barack Obama will embark on a critically important trip through the Pacific,
Read MoreRegional News This is a re-posted press release. Donohue Calls on Japan to Follow Announcement With A Strong, Sustained Commitment to Market-Openi
Read MoreRegional News WASHINGTON—The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a trade pact with humble beginnings, is now seen as having the potential to realize a
Read MoreThe United States government has extended aid to the Philippines to allow it to eventually accede to the multilateral Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP
Read MorePHILIPPINE and American trade officials have discussed an initiative that could pave the way for Manila’s joining the Trans-Pacific Economic Partner
Read MoreThe government should be ready to implement drastic changes, possibly even including a Constitutional amendment, if it is really serious in its desi
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