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• APEC leaders pledge no new trade barriers
We strongly support the Washington Declaration and will refrain within the next 12 months from raising new barriers to investment or to trade in goods and services (and from) imposing new export restrictions,” leaders of the Asia-Pacific Economic ...
• Bush scores modest wins on economy, N. Korea
Dogged by a collapsing economy late in his presidency, Bush came away with the commitment he wanted from Asia's Pacific nations: a pledge to keep trade flowing and shun protectionism. And Bush got a boost as the six nations involved in ridding North ...
• Experts warn of severe water shortages by 2080
Asia Asia, home to more than 4 billion people, is the most vulnerable region, especially India and China, where booming populations have placed tremendous stress on water sources, said Wong, a member of the U.N. panel. "In Asia, water distribution is ...
• Airlines record sharp drop in business travel
IATA, the International Air Transport Association, said "premium traffic" on cross-border flights fell 8 percent in September from the same month in 2007, with Asia most affected. Economy air travel also decreased 4 percent in September, the month in ...
• Tiffany shares hit a low as economic woes continue
We believe the company's outlook for a low-double-digit increase in total sales dollars for the entire Asia region, including Japan, is unlikely," Champine wrote in a client note. Champine also said economic data in the U.K. has been weak, and this ...