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Op-ed: Safeguarding the region’s air highways, driving mutual prosperity
24 Apr 2012

Ho Chi Minh City’s rapid development into a major air cargo thoroughfare is consistent with growth that is equally solidifying the broader Asia-Pacific region’s mantle as the most active aviation-based shipping center.

Universal broadband access improves development; disaster preparedness
Da Nang, Viet Nam, 5 Apr 2012
Increasing broadband access to rural customers will improve the region’s economy, create jobs and stem urban migration, agreed industry experts and APEC telecommunications experts on Thursday.

Innovating to prosper in the APEC region
5 Mar 2012
Last November Indonesia created a new ministry to focus on developing its creative economy. Many APEC members are also looking to boost their creative economies to enhance trade and development, which also drives up regional competition.
Business perspectives from ABAC 2012 Chair
5 Mar 2012
With Russia as host of APEC in 2012, Mr. Ziyavudin Magomedov, the Chairman of the Board of Summa Group, was appointed to chair ABAC for the year ahead. Recently, he shared his plans for 2012 with the APEC Bulletin.
Integrate to Grow, Innovate to Prosper
5 Mar 2012
Russia has taken over the rotating chair of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in 2012 and will host this year’s APEC Leaders’ Week in Vladivostok. For Russia this honour comes with a great sense of responsibility.
APEC USA 2011: Outcomes
5 Mar 2012
Raising the de minimis threshold to enhance supply-chain connectivity
3 Jan 2012
A shopper in New York goes online to buy a woven bamboo basket from a handicraft maker in Malaysia selling direct to customers through an e-commerce website. Under a new APEC initiative to exempt customs duties on express and postal shipments, a US$100 basket may be exempt from US customs duties.
APEC promotes green growth to meet region’s challenges
3 Jan 2012
APEC is tackling economic and environmental challenges through its green growth agenda – a key focus in 2011.
Stepping up regulatory cooperation for sustainable economic growth
3 Jan 2012
APEC is bolstering regulatory cooperation and reform to increase productivity and create jobs, while protecting public health, safety and the environment.
Greening the APEC supply chain through energy efficiency
5 Sep 2011

The world’s waterways were once the premier means of transporting goods, and as global economies look to reduce their carbon footprints, they could regain superhighway status.