Hawaii intends to showcase its tourism opportunities and cultural diversity when more than 10,000 people arrive in the islands for the 2011 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation. It will be the first APEC summit in the United States since 1993, when it was held at Blake Island, Wash ...

Asia-Pacific leaders on Sunday vowed to work for an "ambitious outcome" at next month's Copenhagen climate talks but gave no target for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. "We... reaffirm our commitment to tackle the threat of climate change and work towards an ambitious outcome in Copenhagen," they said in a declaration at the end of a two-day Asia-Pacific Economic ...

London's FTSE advanced at the start of trading on Monday, adding 0.43 percent at 5,319.08 points. The leading stock exchange held steady on Friday, closing at 5,296.38, up 0.38 percent. Miners were among the top gainers in morning trade with traders upbeat after leaders of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum, meeting in ...