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China Is Good Place for Investment: Chubb Chairman
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Dean R. O'Hare, chairman and chief executive officer of Chubb Corporation, a major diversified U.S. financial services company, said here that under the current economic situation, China is a good place to put money in.
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Equity Market to Play Bigger Role
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Development of equity markets will continue to be one of the primary engines fuelling a regional economic upturn in the APEC region, said senior officials attending the ongoing APEC CEO Summit yesterday.
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Bill Gates on Future of Technology
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Microsoft chairman Bill Gates, speaking Friday at the Economic Leaders' Meeting of the Asia- Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), reiterated that computer technology will improve business efficiency and overall productivity.
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APEC Economic Prospect for This Year Remains Weak
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APEC economic prospects for the year remain weak as the negative impact of the global cyclical downturn rippled through and dampened business and consumer confidence, the APEC Economic Committee said in its annual report of "APEC Economic Outlook."
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Long-term Economic Growth Still Positive
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Kyung Tae Lee, chair of the APEC Economic Committee (EC), observed that the medium and long-term growth prospects for the APEC region as a whole are promising - despite the difficulties posed to global economy brought by the terrorist attacks and ensuing war against terrorism, according to the APEC Today.
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Oracle VP Gives Advice on Doing Business in China
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Kevin Walsh, a vice president of Oracle, the software giant based in Redwood, California, was interviewed in Shanghai on October 17 by china.org.cn after a press conference at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation International Media Center on Human Capacity Building.
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Interview: Joint Participation, Common Prosperity
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On the eve of the three-day 2001 APEC CEO meeting, reporters Qu Zhehan and Dai Lan of People's Daily had an interview with Yu Xiaosong, chairman of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, discussing the following issues.
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Jiang,Bush Meeting Very Important: Spokeswoman
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The forthcoming meeting between Chinese President Jiang Zemin and US President George W. Bush on the sidelines of the October 20-21 APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting will be very important, spokesperson of China Secretariat for APEC 2001 Zhang Qiyue said in Shanghai on Thursday.
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Past Lessons Show Worth of Trade Talks
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The foreign minister of New Zealand said he was confident the November ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organization (WTO) would be able to start a new round of trade liberalization talks.
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China's Participation in APEC Significant: Minister
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A senior Chinese official said Tuesday that the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) is the most important regional economic cooperation organization that China has taken part in and that China's participation in the APEC process is of great significance.
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Commentary: Promoting APEC Development on "Two Wheels"
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On the global economic map, the region of the Pacific rim is undoubtedly the most dynamic plate nowadays. The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Organization (APEC for short), as a regional economic cooperation organization in the region with the most member countries, of the largest scale and at the highest level, has played an irreplaceable role there.
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APEC Gathering: Economic Recovery Stressed
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The Economic Leaders' Meeting of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) is expected to send a strong message of support for multilateral trading systems, including the launch of a new round of World Trade Organization talks.
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APEC to Play an Active Role in Region's Recovery - Thai Minister
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Although Asia-Pacific economies are indeed experiencing a slowdown and the prospect is unclear, Thailand believes that Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) will play a significant role in pulling them out of the crisis, Thai Commerce Minister Adisai Bhotharamik told Xinhua in an interview on Sunday.
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APEC Meeting to Promote Regional Economy
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Top leaders of the 21-member Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) forum will gather in Shanghai from October 20-21 to look in-depth at the region's economy, Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhu Bangzao said Thursday in Beijing.
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APEC Finance Ministers: Another Crisis Unlikely
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Despite severe difficulties facing the Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) economies, the likelihood of an economic crisis like the one that swept the region in 1997 is slim,finance ministers of the 21 APEC members hold such opinions on current global economic difficulties.
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Minister Li: Meeting 'A Great Success'
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The Eighth Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SME) Ministerial Meeting ended yesterday after issuing a joint statement stressing technological innovation, financing and human capacity building.
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Embrace Innovation, APEC Business Leaders Told
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At the on-going Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprise Forum in Shanghai, executives from some well-known companies Tuesday advised business leaders that innovation is a must if they want their companies to experience fast growth. Founded in 1989, APEC stands as the highest level economic cooperation forum of the Asia-Pacific region, covering cooperative fields such as free trade and investment, economic and technical cooperation, and dialogue on macro-economic policies.
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APEC Calls for More Efforts to Build Skills
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Participants of the APEC High-Level Meeting on Human Capacity Building Wednesday called for better efforts in human resources building to add momentum to economic development in the Asia-Pacific region.
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Official on APEC Meeting of Human Capacity Building
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The APEC (Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation) High Level Meeting on Human Capacity Building, to be held May 15-16 in Beijing, aims to promote the quality of human resources and help realize common prosperity in the region, a senior Chinese official said Thursday.
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APEC Urged to Play Key Role Guiding Economic Globalization
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The Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) forum should play a key role in setting the economic globalization along the path of "seeking benefit while avoiding damage" and serving common development of all countries, Chinese President Jiang Zemin said.
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