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After the meeting, both presidents said they were committed to bringing bilateral relations to new heights, with a comprehensive partnership agreement — containing a wide range of bilateral components — ready to be signed...Obama thanked Yudhoyono for leading Indonesia to...

Leaders of 21 Pacific Rim economies opened meetings in Singapore Saturday to discuss recovery from the global financial crisis and promotion of free trade. Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum leaders have stressed that the global recovery is still fragile, and...

The climate change secretary told the BBC this was necessary to achieve the "kind of deal we want". Mr Obama has said he will attend next month's UN-sponsored summit only if he is confident this will help countries reach a...

Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen proposed lowering the bar for next month's climate summit in Copenhagen. Rather than seek a single agreement to replace the Kyoto Accords, Mr. Rasmussen proposed what he called "one agreement, two steps." The Copenhagen...

A s US president Barack Obama makes his way through Asia he will find a dynamic region in ferment. In this new Asia, the US risks eventual marginalisation unless it more actively seeks to shape a new regional economic and...

States envoy Mr Kurt Campbell concluded his landmark two-day visit last week by declaring Washington was ready to improve relations with Myanmar if the Myanmar government responds with “reciprocal and concrete efforts”. Mr Campbell’s November 3-4 visit included meetings with...

He warned the upturn now is a respite but the situation is still fragile, and the root causes of the problem still need to be addressed. Ministers had discussed the importance of resisting protectionism at their informal meet. He added...

This copy is for your personal, non-commercial use only...AXA Asia Pacific Holdings Ltd. said Monday it has rejected as inadequate an A$11.04 billion (US$10.2 billion) cash and equity takeover proposal from rival Australian wealth management firm AMP Ltd. despite the...