[b]ASEAN's role in APEC

ASEAN's role in APEC
at a time of adversity

Rodolfo C. Severino
Secretary-General
ASEAN

Shanghai

I will begin with an understatement: The past year has been
difficult for the global economy. The APEC economies have not
been spared. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations has not
been spared. Hardly had the ASEAN economy started to recover from
the financial crisis of 1997-1998 than the unexpected downturn in

2. Apec -- Time for APEC to snap out of its lethargy
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Time for APEC to snap out of its lethargy

Lee Kim Chew
The Straits Times
Asia News Network
Singapore

Leaders of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum
meeting in Shanghai on Sunday will grapple with economic revival
and global action against terrorism, and the signs are that they
will deliver.