Pacific Intergovernmental Organizations

Obama: U.S. to strive to increase exports

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama said Saturday his administration would strive to increase American exports to Asia-Pacific countries to create jobs back home. "If we can increase our exports to...

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Investments that Could Hold Up to a Double Dip (at Seeking Alpha)

Investments that Could Hold Up to a Double Dip to avoid the world wide economic downturn altogether. Those Down Under invariably experienced a slow down in their economy, but nothing like the rest of the developed world, or...

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Obama tour reveals China as heart of U.S. Asia policy

U.S. President Barack Obama frequently expressed good will over the course of his Asia tour, calling the U.S. a “Pacific nation” and himself “the U.S.’s first Pacific president.” Analysts are saying, ..

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3. Najib works his charm at Apec leaders meeting and garners top marks

SINGAPORE: It is barely eight months since Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak rose to the helm of the Malaysian government, but the country's sixth Prime Minister has already stamped his mark on the international stage with his good...

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Singapore committed to working with Changi Airport's partners

A Singapore official on Friday reiterated Singapore's continued commitment to working with Singapore's Changi Airport's partners to climb to a higher altitude. Speaking at the 53rd Assembly of the Presidents of the Association...

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McCully: APEC: 20 years of evolution and progress

Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for the invitation to join you today in marking the 20th Anniversary of APEC. Exactly a year ago today, I was involved in my first international meeting as Foreign Minister.

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Editor's Note No. 139 - Linkages Update No. 139 - Friday, 20 November 2009

The past week has brought a flurry of statements regarding the outcome of the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference, including the identification of more ambitious emission reduction targets than some parties had discussed in...

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Promises are easy to make but harder to keep

THE Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) Summit in Singapore last week succeeded in becoming an extension of the G-20. It embraced a new economic paradigm based on re-balancing global growth, inclusiveness of prosperity and...

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Singapore refuses to renew foreign journalist's visa

Donderdag 19 november 2009 | Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) ] New York, November 19, 2009--The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the Singapore government's refusal to renew British freelance journalist Benjamin...

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Butlins announce test piece errata

There are a few changes ahead of Butlins on the test pices - only small changes though The Butlins National Mineworkers Championship organisers have announced a few errata on their test pices for January. Second Section: Folk...

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