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Taiwan: Pride Parade Draws Hundreds Of Thousands To Taipei

Hundreds of thousands gathered in Taipei on Saturday, October 26, for the 22nd annual Taiwan Pride parade.

US Sending Aircraft Carrier To Middle East As Region Braces For Iranian Retaliation

Handout file photo dated April 9, 2024 shows the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) fires a RIM-116 missile from the rolling airframe missile (RAM) launcher during a live-fire with a purpose exercise in the Pacific Ocean. The US is sending a carrier strike group, a fighter squadron and additional warships to the Middle East as the region braces for an Iranian retaliation to the killing of a senior Hamas leader in Tehran earlier this week. On Friday August 2, 2024, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered the USS Abraham Lincoln strike group to replace the USS Theodore Roosevelt strike group, which is currently operating in the Gulf of Oman, according to a statement from Pentagon deputy press secretary Sabrina Singh. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Aleksandr Freutel via ABACAPRESS.COM

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China's role hailed as APEC meetings get underway

STORY: China's role hailed as APEC meetings get underway SHOOTING TIME: Recent footage DATELINE: Nov. 15, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:18 LOCATION: SAN FRANCISCO, U.S. CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of San Francisco 2. STANDUP 1 (English): MU XUYAO, Xinhua correspondent 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): DENIS SIMON, Distinguished Fellow, Institute for China-America Studies (ICAS), U.S. 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): WILLIAM JONES, Washington bureau chief of U.S. publication Executive Intelligence Review 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): KOH KING KEE, President of Center for New Inclusive Asia, Malaysia 6. STANDUP 2 (English): MU XUYAO, Xinhua correspondent STORYLINE: STANDUP 1 (English): MU XUYAO, Xinhua correspondent "The U.S. city of San Francisco has taken center stage in international diplomacy this week as leaders and high-ranking officials from Pacific Rim economies are meeting here for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders' Week. With mounting factors of instability and uncertainty in the world ec

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Japan, U.S. fail to clinch bilateral TPP deal

WASHINGTON, United States - U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman leaves a conference room after a two-day meeting with Akira Amari, Japan's minister in charge of the Trans-Pacific Partnership initiative, in Washington, the United States, on Sept. 24, 2014. They failed to clinch a bilateral agreement seen as crucial for working out a multilateral Pacific Rim free trade deal.

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Japan, U.S. fail to clinch bilateral TPP deal

WASHINGTON, United States - Akira Amari, Japan's minister in charge of the Trans-Pacific Partnership initiative, meets with reporters on Sept. 24, 2014, in Washington, the United States, following a two-day meeting with his U.S. counterpart, Trade Representative Michael Froman. They failed to clinch a bilateral agreement seen as crucial for working out a multilateral Pacific Rim free trade deal.

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Japan, U.S. take step forward in beef, pork tariffs talks

WASHINGTON, United States - Hiroshi Oe, deputy chief TPP negotiator of Japan, speaks to reporters in Washington on Aug. 5, 2014, after the two-day talks with his U.S. counterpart Wendy Cutler. Oe said the two countries took a "step forward" in negotiations over Japan's proposed exceptional tariffs on beef and pork under a Pacific Rim free trade agreement.

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Japan, U.S. resume talks on market access for beef, pork

WASHINGTON, United States - Hiroshi Oe (far L), deputy chief Japanese negotiator for the Trans-Pacific Partnership pact, and Wendy Cutler (far R), acting deputy U.S. trade representative, meet in Washington D.C. on Aug. 4, 2014 to negotiate market access for agricultural products under Pacific Rim free trade initiative. (Pool photo)

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Japan, U.S. resume series of talks on farm tariffs, auto

WASHINGTON, United States - Hiroshi Oe (L), Japan's deputy chief TPP negotiator, and Wendy Cutler, acting deputy U.S. trade representative, shake hands in Washington, the United States, on July 14, 2014, before resuming a series of meetings on tariffs on agriculture produce under a Pacific Rim free trade pact and bilateral trade of automobiles. (Pool photo)

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Japan, U.S. resume series of talks on farm tariffs, auto

WASHINGTON, United States - Hiroshi Oe, Japan's deputy chief TPP negotiator, heads to negotiations with Wendy Cutler, acting deputy U.S. trade representative, in Washington, the United States, on July 14, 2014. They resumed a series of meetings on tariffs on agriculture produce under a Pacific Rim free trade pact and bilateral trade of automobiles.

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Chinese officer bars Japanese media coverage during RIMPAC

HONOLULU, United States - A Chinese marine corps officer tries to prevent a Japanese cameraman taking a video on the deck of the guided-missile destroyer "Haikou" during a tour of ships involved in the Rim of the Pacific Exercise (RIMPAC) at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on July 5, 2014.

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Chinese officers on guard aboard destroyer during RIMPAC

HONOLULU, United States - Chinese marine corps Officers stand guard on the deck of the guided-missile destroyer "Haikou" during a tour of ships involved in the Rim of the Pacific Exercise (RIMPAC) at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on July 5, 2014.

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Chinese officer visits Japanese destroyer during RIMPAC

HONOLULU, United States - A Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force officer (L) of the destroyer "Ise" guides a Chinese marine corps officer during a tour of ships involved in the Rim of the Pacific Exercise (RIMPAC) at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on July 5, 2014.

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U.S. marine checks JGSDF member's equipment

HONOLULU, United States - A U.S. Marine (L) checks a member of the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force for equipment on July 2, 2014, at U.S. Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, before a drill during the Rim of the Pacific exercise.

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JGSDF members' rappelling exercise in Hawaii

HONOLULU, United States - Members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force engage in a rappelling drill at U.S. Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, on July 2, 2014, during the Rim of the Pacific exercise.

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JGSDF participates in RIMPAC

HONOLULU, United States - Members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force engage in an island recapturing drill at U.S. Marine Corps Base Hawaii at Kaneohe Bay on July 1, 2014, during the Rim of the Pacific exercise.

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Japan's GSDF taking part in RIMPAC

HONOLULU, Hawaii - Members of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force land on a beach at U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay in Hawaii on July 1, 2014, during the Rim of the Pacific Exercise. Some 25,000 personnel from 22 countries and six observer nations are taking part in the exercise. This year's RIMPAC, the world's largest international maritime warfare exercise, is taking place from June 26 to Aug. 1.

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Japan's GSDF taking part in RIMPAC

HONOLULU, Hawaii - Members of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force descend from rafts to land on a beach at U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay in Hawaii on July 1, 2014, during the Rim of the Pacific Exercise. Some 25,000 personnel from 22 countries and six observer countries are taking part in the exercise. This year's RIMPAC, the world's largest international maritime warfare exercise, is taking place from June 26 to Aug. 1.

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Japan's GSDF taking part in RIMPAC

HONOLULU, Hawaii - Members of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force take positions after landing on a beach at U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay in Hawaii on July 1, 2014, during the Rim of the Pacific Exercise. Some 25,000 personnel from 22 countries and six observer nations are taking part in the exercise. This year's RIMPAC, the world's largest international maritime warfare exercise, is taking place from June 26 to Aug. 1.

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Japan's GSDF taking part in RIMPAC

HONOLULU, Hawaii - Members of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force land on a beach at U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay in Hawaii on July 1, 2014, during the Rim of the Pacific Exercise. Some 25,000 personnel from 22 countries and six observer nations are taking part in the exercise. This year's RIMPAC, the world's largest international maritime warfare exercise, is taking place from June 26 to Aug. 1.

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GSDF holds joint drills with U.S. Marine Corps

HONOLULU, United States - Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members raise their rifles after getting ashore in joint drills with the U.S. Marine Corps at Marine Corps Base Hawaii in Kaneohe Bay in the state of Hawaii on June 30, 2014. It was the first time for the GSDF to participate in the Rim of the Pacific exercise, or RIMPAC.

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TPP meeting

SINGAPORE, Singapore - Akira Amari (L), Japan's minister in charge of Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade negotiations, and U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman, hold a press conference in Singapore on Feb. 25, 2014, after 12 Pacific Rim countries wrapped up a four-day ministerial meeting on the envisioned regional free trade arrangement.

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TPP meeting

SINGAPORE, Singapore - Akira Amari, Japan's minister in charge of Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade negotiations, meets the press in Singapore on Feb. 25, 2014, after 12 Pacific Rim countries wrapped up a four-day ministerial meeting on the envisioned regional free trade arrangement.

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TPP meeting

SINGAPORE, Singapore - Akira Amari (L), Japan's minister in charge of Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade negotiations, and U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman (C), end a press conference in Singapore on Feb. 25, 2014, after 12 Pacific Rim countries wrapped up a four-day ministerial meeting on the envisioned regional free trade arrangement.

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TPP meeting

SINGAPORE, Singapore - Akira Amari (far L), Japan's minister in charge of Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade negotiations, and U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman (2nd from L), hold a press conference in Singapore on Feb. 25, 2014, after 12 Pacific Rim countries wrapped up a four-day ministerial meeting on the envisioned regional free trade arrangement.

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TPP meeting

SINGAPORE, Singapore - Ministers from 12 Pacific Rim countries hold a joint press conference in Singapore on Feb. 25, 2014, after wrapping up a four-day meeting on the envisioned Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade arrangement.

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Japan TPP minister

SINGAPORE, Singapore - Akira Amari, Japan's minister in charge of the envisioned Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade accord, meets the press in Singapore on Feb. 25, 2014, during ministerial TPP talks by 12 Pacific Rim countries.

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Japan TPP minister

SINGAPORE, Singapore - Akira Amari, Japan's minister in charge of the envisioned Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade accord, meets the press in Singapore on Feb. 25, 2014, during ministerial TPP talks by 12 Pacific Rim countries.

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TPP talks in Singapore

SINGAPORE, Singapore - Koji Tsuruoka, Japan's top negotiator to Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade talks, heads to discussions by chief negotiators from the 12 Pacific Rim countries involved in Singapore on Feb. 17, 2014.

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TPP talks in Singapore

SINGAPORE, Singapore - Koji Tsuruoka, Japan's top negotiator at the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade talks, answers reporters' questions before discussions by chief negotiators from the 12 Pacific Rim countries involved in Singapore on Feb. 17, 2014.

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TPP talks in Brunei

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei - Japan's chief negotiator Koji Tsuruoka speaks at a press conference after Japan and 11 other Pacific Rim countries wrapped up the 19th round of the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade negotiations in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei, on Aug. 30, 2013.

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TPP free trade talks in Brunei

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei - Vietnamese Industry and Trade Minister Vu Huy Hoang (L) and Akira Amari, the Japanese minister in charge of Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade negotiations, shake hands in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei, on Aug. 23, 2013, the second day of the 19th round of negotiations for creating a regional free trade pact by 12 Pacific Rim countries.

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TPP free trade talks in Brunei

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei - Canadian Minister of International Trade Ed Fast (L) and Akira Amari, the Japanese minister in charge of Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade negotiations, shake hands in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei, on Aug. 23, 2013, the second day of the 19th round of negotiations for creating a regional free trade pact by 12 Pacific Rim countries.

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TPP free trade talks in Brunei

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei - Akira Amari, the Japanese minister in charge of Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade negotiations, speaks to reporters in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei, on Aug. 23, 2013, the second day of the 19th round of negotiations for creating a regional free trade pact by 12 Pacific Rim countries.

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TPP free trade talks in Brunei

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei - Akira Amari (L), the Japanese minister in charge of the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade negotiations, and Lim Jock Seng, Brunei's second minister for foreign affairs and trade, shake hands before their meeting in Bandar Seri Begawan on Aug. 22, 2013. Twelve Pacific Rim countries began the 19th round of negotiations for creating a regional free trade pact the same day in Brunei.

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TPP free trade talks in Brunei

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei - Akira Amari (L), the Japanese minister in charge of the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade negotiations, and Malaysia's International Trade and Industry Minister Mustapa Mohamed shake hands before their meeting in Bandar Seri Begawan on Aug. 22, 2013. Twelve Pacific Rim countries began the 19th round of negotiations for creating a regional free trade pact the same day in Brunei.

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TPP free trade talks in Brunei

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei - Akira Amari (L), the Japanese minister in charge of the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade negotiations, and other participants of the 19th round of negotiations for creating a regional free trade pact visit the palace of Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei (R) in Bandar Seri Begawan on Aug. 22, 2013. Twelve Pacific Rim countries began the talks the same day.

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TPP free trade talks in Brunei

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei - Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei (R) and Akira Amari (L), the Japanese minister in charge of the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade negotiations, shake hands at the sultan's palace in Bandar Seri Begawan on Aug. 22, 2013. Twelve Pacific Rim countries began the 19th round of negotiations for creating a regional free trade pact the same day in Brunei.

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TPP free trade talks in Brunei

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei - Akira Amari, the Japanese minister in charge of the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade negotiations, holds a press conference in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei, on Aug. 22, 2013. Twelve Pacific Rim countries began the 19th round of negotiations for creating a regional free trade pact the same day in Brunei.

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APEC summit

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - Pacific Rim leaders attend the summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Vladivostok, Russia, on Sept. 8, 2012. (Pool photo)

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APEC summit

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - Pacific Rim leaders attend the summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Vladivostok, Russia, on Sept. 8, 2012. (Pool photo)

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APEC ministers meet in Russia

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - Trade and foreign ministers from Pacific Rim economies line up for group photos in Vladivostok, Russia, on Sept. 5, 2012, when the two-day ministerial meeting of the 21-member Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum began.

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APEC ministers meet in Russia

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - Trade and foreign ministers from Pacific Rim economies pose for photos in Vladivostok, Russia, on Sept. 5, 2012, when the two-day ministerial meeting of the 21-member Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum began.

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APEC meetings begin in Vladivostok

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - Senior officials from Pacific Rim economies attend a gathering on Sept. 2, 2012, on Russky Island off Vladivostok, to prepare for a two-day ministerial meeting from Sept. 5 of the 21-member Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum.

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Ex-U.S. state secretary Kissinger at Okayama Univ.

OKAYAMA, Japan - Former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, a Nobel Peace laureate, delivers a lecture at Okayama University in Okayama, western Japan, on Nov. 14, 2011. Kissinger underscored the importance of the Pacific Rim region in today's world and welcomed Japan's policy of joining multilateral talks on the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade framework.

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APEC ministerial meeting

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Ministers from Pacific Rim countries pose for a photo session during a ministerial gathering of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum on Nov. 10, 2010, in Yokohama. The ministers started their two-day talks the same day. (Pool photo)

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Final day of APEC meeting in Gifu

GIFU, Japan - Ministers and senior officials from Pacific Rim economies attend a press conference after the completion of the two-day Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum meeting on enhancing growth of small and medium-sized enterprises in Gifu city in central Japan on Oct. 3, 2010. The conference adopted a statement to take steps to help such businesses expand overseas and noted the importance of promoting women's economic participation.

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Final day of APEC meeting in Gifu

GIFU, Japan - Ministers and senior officials from Pacific Rim economies attend the final day of an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum meeting on enhancing growth of small and medium-sized enterprises in Gifu city in central Japan on Oct. 3, 2010.

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APEC meeting begins in Gifu

GIFU, Japan - A meeting by member economies of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum on enhancing growth of small and medium-sized enterprises in the medium to long term commences in Gifu city in central Japan on Oct. 2, 2010. The meeting was attended by ministers and senior officials from Pacific Rim economies.

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APEC tourism ministers' meeting in Nara

NARA, Japan - Top tourism officials from Pacific Rim countries, including Japanese tourism minister Sumio Mabuchi (R, front), pose for photos on the first day of a two-day ministerial meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Nara on Sept. 22, 2010. Representatives of the 21 members of the forum are aiming to produce a ''Nara Declaration on Tourism'' at the end of the gathering.

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Pacific Rim economies kick off meeting on growth strategy

BEPPU, Japan - Japan's Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Masayuki Naoshima (center in front row), national policy minister Satoshi Arai (2nd from R), and other representatives of 21-member economies of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum pose for a photo session. A two-day high-level meeting of APEC on a comprehensive strategy for the region's economic growth kicked off in Beppu, Oita Prefecture, on Aug. 7, 2010.