BEIJING - There's no need to worry that an expected launch of work on a free trade zone would complicate the trade terrain in the Asia-Pacific. Instead, it would raise hopes for a solution of the ...

As Chinese President Xi Jinping is visiting Switzerland for an annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, the China-backed Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific (FTAAP) is in the limelight amid rising ...

DA NANG, Vietnam, Nov. 8 (Xinhua) -- The Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific (FTAAP) was brought under the spotlight again this week, as delegates from 21 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) ...

The 2014 APEC leaders’ summit witnessed a string of successes in Chinese trade diplomacy. Key among these successes was the endorsement of China’s signature trade initiative as APEC host: the ...

Chile's President Michelle Bachelet (second left), Canada's Trade Minister Ed Fast (center), US President Barack Obama (second right) and Mexico's President Enrique Pena Nieto (back right) take part ...

In hosting APEC 2022, Thailand has acknowledged that the most pertinent matter for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation is its transition to the post-COVID-19 era, in particular, reigniting trade and ...

Over the past 25 years, APEC economies have made great strides in the pursuit of free and open trade and investment. APEC's role in facilitating regional economic growth and cooperation has proven ...

DA NANG, Vietnam, Nov. 7 (Xinhua) -- Trade officials, ministers and economic leaders from 21 members of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) are gathering here this week for a series of ...

As the WSJ notes, the idea of FTAAP has been around for years. The U.S. initially supported the idea, but recently the Obama administration has shifted its focus to the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) ...

BEIJING - As Chinese President Xi Jinping is visiting Switzerland for an annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, the China-backed Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific (FTAAP) is in the limelight ...

The Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific (FTAAP) was brought under the spotlight again this week, as delegates from 21 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) economies gathered here in Vietnam's Da ...