Word: asia
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...past, government and business leaders gathering for meetings of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum had to resort to collective fashion blunders to demonstrate unity. Representatives of this diverse group of 21 Asia-Pacific nations, who together represent roughly 40% of the world's population and 54% of the world's GDP, have bravely donned the traditional dress of the host country, from cowboy hats to ponchos to garishly colored batik shirts, to show that despite their differences, everybody could be made to look a bit ridiculous for a group photo...
...This year, outlandish costumes won't be necessary to unite the group when they meet Nov. 12-13 in Singapore. The global financial crisis has already done it for them. As Asia searches for a new growth engine to replace the economically sputtering U.S., and as the U.S. looks increasingly to Asia for consumers to sell to and governments to borrow from, the question hovering over the summit is, Can the leaders of the world's fastest-growing region find a new economic model that works for both East and West? (See pictures of the global financial crisis...
...names." A moment later, President Barack Obama returned the sentiment. "Both Yukio and I were elected on the promise of change," he said. "But there should be no doubt, as we move our nations in a new direction, our alliance will endure." (See pictures of Obama visiting Asia...
...administration to reopen talks about the U.S. military presence on the Japanese island of Okinawa, just weeks after Defense Secretary Robert Gates came to Japan to announce that the issue was closed, and some marines would stay. "It is time to move on," Gates said. (Read "Obama in Southeast Asia: Mending Fences in a Key Region...
...Global Attitudes Project, a median of 71% of the population said they have a lot of confidence in Obama to do the right thing in world affairs. Just a year earlier, President George W. Bush had scored just 17% in the same measure. In some parts of Asia, Obama's popularity is particularly high, with 85% of the Japanese public and 81% of the South Korean public expressing confidence in the new American president...