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New Zealand, Mexico to discuss trade future, TPP troubles

Trade ministers of New Zealand and Mexico will this week hold their first talks since United States President Donald Trump withdrew his country from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).

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President Donald Trump signs order to withdraw US from TPP

President Donald Trump yanked the United States out of a major Pacific trade deal Monday, making good on an election campaign promise and delivering a hammer blow to Asian allies.

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Magnitude 6.8 quake hits off Solomon Islands: USGS

A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck close to the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific Ocean, just days after the archipelago was hit by another strong earthquake, the U.S. Geological Survey said on Friday.

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Abe's Asia-Pacific trip fails to make desired impact on S.China Sea issue

​Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe may feel let down after his just-concluded Asia-Pacific trip.

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Harvard philosophy graduate becomes the designer for Cathay Pacific’s first-class pyjamas

Dee Poon is flying high. The managing director and chief brand officer of local shirt label Pye is celebrating her latest coup: becoming the official designer of Cathay Pacific's First Class Sleep Suit, which launched in July 2013.

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As TPP withers, RCEP takes center stage at APEC Economic Leaders' meeting

​With the future of the U.S.-backed Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) dims under U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, the alternative Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) occupied the center stage at the weekend's Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders' Meeting in Peru.

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Obama defends free trade at Asia-Pacific summit rattled by Trump

US President Barack Obama on Sunday defended free trade as fellow Asia-Pacific leaders vowed to fight protectionism after Donald Trump's shock election victory sparked fears for the future of global commerce.

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Chinese President Xi's APEC speech puts China, Asia-Pacific in global "vanguard"

Chinese President Xi Jinping's keynote speech at the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO Summit on Saturday in Lima, Peru, placed China and the region at the forefront of a joint effort to reactivate the global economy, APEC participants and scholars have said.

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APEC's quality growth, regional integration need China boost

With the theme of "Quality Growth and Human Development," the ongoing Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders' Meeting needs China's initiatives to reach its goals.

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China renews call for building FTAAP as economic globalization falters

China on Saturday renewed its call for pushing forward the building of a Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific (FTAAP), as protectionism has dented global trade and economic globalization.

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At least four dead in mall fire in Peru before global summit

At least four people died in a fire in a movie theater at a popular seaside mall in Lima on Wednesday, authorities said, ahead of a global summit bringing together presidents from the United States, Russia, China and Japan this week.

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Spotlight: Pacific Alliance eyes boosting trade with Asia

The Pacific Alliance, a trade bloc uniting four Latin American nations bordering the Pacific Ocean, announced on Friday its intention to bolster trade relations with the Asia-Pacific region, especially with China.

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Pacific island nations, U.S. agree to new multilateral tuna access, aid deal

​The impasse on fishing access for the U.S. tuna fleet into one of the world's most lucrative fisheries islands has ended after the Pacific islands and the United States agreed to a new multilateral access and aid treaty.

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U.S., Cambodia militaries commence humanitarian assistance exercise

​The United States and Cambodia militaries have been conducting humanitarian assistance events and military to military subject matter expert exchanges from June 6 to 18 in southwestern Cambodia's Kampot province, the U.S. Embassy said in a statement on Wednesday.

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Brunei to host 2nd Asia-Pacific Rainforest Summit

​Brunei is set to host the Second Asia-Pacific Rainforest Summit in August with the support of the Australian government, local daily the Brunei Times reported Tuesday.

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Donors step up support for Pacific energy projects: New Zealand FM

​Donors at an international energy conference in New Zealand have committed more than 1 billion NZ dollars (693.3 million U.S. dollars) to sustainable energy projects in the Pacific, Foreign Minister Murray McCully said Tuesday.

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New Zealand seeking greater Pacific economic integration at trade talks

New Zealand Trade Minister Todd McClay said Wednesday he will be looking for greater economic integration among Pacific nations at trade talks in Fiji this week.