Pacific rim leaders mull ways to boost trade HONOLULU (AP) — U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk says leaders of Asia-Pacific economies will deliver meaningful steps to boost trade and growth at their annual summit this weekend. Kirk ended a meeting of regional trade ministers Friday with praise for Japan’s plan to join efforts to forge a Pacific free trade bloc.
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Taiwan's opposition legislators yesterday panned President Ma Ying-jeou's âone Republic of China, two areasâ statement in his inaugural address. Amid recent domestic tension over...