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11/21/2008
Asia-Pacific ministers reject protectionism, vow trade (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Twenty-one Asia-Pacific economies making up half of world commerce made a plea Thursday against protectionism and urged a quick breakthrough in global trade talks to beat the financial crisis.
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11/20/2008
Asia-Pacific rejects protectionism, looks to revive WTO talks (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Twenty-one Asia-Pacific economies making up half of world commerce made a plea Thursday against protectionism and urged a breakthrough in global trade talks to beat the financial crisis.
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11/21/2008
Asia-Pacific Corporate Bond Risk Rises, Default Swaps Show (Bloomberg)
Nov. 21 (Bloomberg) -- The cost of default protection on Asia-Pacific bonds surged, according to traders of credit-default swaps.
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11/20/2008
Citi to use scalpel not axe in trimming Asia units (Washington Post)
HONG KONG/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Citigroup is scrambling to slash costs in the face of collapsing investor confidence, but the embattled bank is unlikely to retreat from Asia, its strongest performing region.
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11/20/2008
High-street shopping losing appeal in plugged-in Asia (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
The Internet is replacing the high street as the shopping destination of choice in the Asia Pacific, with a new survey showing a majority of Internet users prefer to go online to buy everything from electronics to holidays.
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11/20/2008
Asia-Pacific nations tackle economic crisis (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Top officials from the Asia-Pacific region were Thursday to urge joint efforts to overcome the world economic crisis and try to breathe new life into stalled global trade talks.
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11/20/2008
Southeast Asia winning Malacca Straits battle for now: watchdog (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Southeast Asia is winning the battle against piracy in the Malacca Straits but any reduction in vigilance could see a sudden return of high-seas banditry in the vital trade lane, a watchdog said Thursday.
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11/21/2008
Free trade: Aust joins Asia-Pacific talks (ABC via Yahoo!7 News)
Australia will join negotiations for a free trade agreement across the Asia-Pacific.
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11/21/2008
Asia stocks fall to a five-year low (Financial Times)
HONG KONG, Nov 21 – Waves of selling in global stock markets crashed into Asia on Friday, with gains from the region’s 5-year bull run now erased, and investors seen camping out in government bonds and cash for the rest of the year.
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11/20/2008
Asia Pacific community plan 'going well': Australian PM (ABC Radio Australia)
Australia's prime minister, Kevin Rudd, says discussions with other nations about his idea for an Asia Pacific union are going well.
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