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About APEC

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Asia - Pacific Economic Cooperation ( APEC ) is a forum of Pacific Rim economic cooperation that was officially formed in Canberra , Australia year 1989. The purpose of the establishment of APEC is to promote economic cooperation in the Asia Pacific region, especially in the fields of trade, human resources, investment, transfer of technology, energy, and telecommunications. APEC currently has a membership of 21 countries namely : Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, ChiIi, China, Hong Kong - China, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, the Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Russia, Singapore, Thailand, Chinese Taipei, the United States, and Vietnam. This year APEC summit is a meeting of the 8th. And Indonesia believed to host the 2013 APEC summit meeting for the second time. Theme carried by Indonesia in 2013 APEC summit meeting is " Resilient Asia - Pacific: The Engine of Global Growth" which describes a recognition that the Asia - Pac...

Barack Obama Cancel to Attend APEC Summit in Bali

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Had decided to attend, the president of the United States (U.S) Barack Obama sure did not attend the Summit forum of Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) 8th in Nusa Dua Bali , Indonesia . Certainty that Obama delivered directly to Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono by phone on Friday (04/10/2013). John Kerry , the U.S. foreign minister to Indonesia was appointed to represent him.   Source: Google Previously, Obama first decided to cancel a planned visit to two countries in Southeast Asia, Malaysia and the Philippines regarding the crisis in the U.S that forced the government to take Government Shutdown. Chaotic U.S budget ended with the closure of most of the U.S Government activity for the first time in 17 years. When faced with a similar problem, U.S President Bill Clinton had canceled a trip to the APEC summit in Osaka, Japan, in 1995. As reported by Kompas.