Four key proposals, including the creation of a Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific and a global value chain, will be considered at the 2014 ministerial meetings of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation on Friday and Saturday to further fuel the region's robust growth.
Companies in Beijing and surrounding regions have stepped up their efforts to reduce the emission of air pollutants to maintain blue skies during the APEC meetings.
Senior officials from the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation economies have agreed to launch a strategic study of proposals for a regional free trade zone, it was revealed on Thursday.
A statement on fighting corruption will be included in documents on the outcome of the ongoing APEC meetings, an official said on Thursday.
Asia-Pacific economies will count on enhanced regional connectivity to stimulate trade and attract investment as they pursue decisive measures to improve regional economic integration.
China Harbor Engineering Co is planning to deploy more manpower and other resources in the Asia-Pacific region, as part of the engineering contractor's global efforts to win more orders in what it sees as a "lucrative growth market."
China and other APEC member economies are planning to extend the period of validity of the APEC Business Travel Card from three to five years and widen availability of the card to other professions.
China's ever-expanding telecommunications industry is bringing the world closer together, industry insiders said ahead of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meeting in Beijing.
Editor's note: Russian President Vladimir Putin gave an interview to the leading Chinese media outlets in the runup to his visit to the People's Republic of China, where he will take part in the 2014 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation leaders' meeting.
Australian trade minister Andrew Robb departs for China to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meetings in Beijing and to hold high-level talks on a free trade agreement with China, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade said on Thursday.
China has done more than expected in the Asia Pacific regional economic integration and should be congratulated for its role in strengthening the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation as a regional forum, according to a senior Philippine official in an interview with Xinhua on Wednesday.
Moscow is playing a more "active and constructive" role in the Asia-Pacific to facilitate the establishment of "one single economic entity" in the region, a senior Russian diplomat told China Daily on Thursday.
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