Asia-Pacific

Asia-Pacific or Asia Pacific (abbreviated as Asia-Pac, AsPac, APAC, APJ, JAPA or JAPAC) is the part of the world in or near the Western Pacific Ocean. The region varies in size depending on which context, but it typically includes much of East Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Oceania.

The term may also include Russia (on the North Pacific) and countries in the Americas which are on the coast of the Eastern Pacific Ocean; the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, for example, includes Canada, Chile, Russia, Mexico, Peru, and the United States.

Alternatively, the term sometimes comprises all of Asia and Australasia as well as small/medium/large Pacific island nations (Asia Pacific and Australasian Continent) - for example when dividing the world into large regions for commercial purposes (e.g. into Americas, EMEA and Asia Pacific).

On the whole there appears to be no clear cut definition of "Asia Pacific" and the regions included change as per the context.

Though imprecise, the term has become popular since the late 1980s in commerce, finance and politics. In fact, despite the heterogeneity of the regions' economies, most individual nations within the zone are emerging markets experiencing rapid growth. (Compare the concept/acronym APEJ or APeJ - Asia-Pacific excluding Japan.)

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Watch: China secretly flies advanced fighter jet

The Daily Telegraph 27 Dec 2024
China has for years been pouring money and innovation into new aircraft in an attempt to break the air-power supremacy of the United States in the Pacific ... The US has been pouring resources into advanced missiles and other systems to deter China in the Indo-Pacific region ... Please review our commenting policy ... China, Asia, Pacific ocean....
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Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,037

Al Jazeera 27 Dec 2024
Here is the situation on Friday, December 27. Fighting. ... The attacks on Ukraine’s east come after Russia’s Christmas day attack on the country’s energy system ... Advertisement ... He said that Russia and China had to respond to United States policy jointly, referring to alleged NATO plans to “move its military infrastructure” into the Asia Pacific region ... ....
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(W.E. Talk) How China leads regional development against global economic headwind

ECNS 26 Dec 2024
Meanwhile, Deborah Elms, head of Trade Policy at Hinrich Foundation, noted that China has a lot to say in areas of climate change, green technologies, green growth etc., which are particularly important to not only China but the entire Asia-Pacific region ... “Openness+Green+Multilateralism”, the new paradigm of Asia-Pacific cooperation....
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UAE pioneers AI revolution with strategic investments and policies

Tahawultech 26 Dec 2024
480px) 100vw, 480px" />Kelly Forbes, Executive Director of the AI Asia Pacific Institute and AI Advisory Council Member at Qlik, is flanked by Baber Saeed, Data/AI Practice HeadMiddle East, Cognizant, on the left, and Tuna Yemisci, Director, Middle East, Africa, Turkey & CIS, Qlik, on the right....
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2025 and beyond: How Trump could reshape US alliances in Asia

Anadolu Agency 25 Dec 2024
5 presidential election has left US allies across Asia-Pacific grappling with uncertainty, and all sorts of concerns are growing as his inauguration inches closer ... In the broader Asia-Pacific region, allies are awaiting clarity on Trump’s policy direction, particularly concerning China....
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Việt Nam's replacement fertility rate at lowest level in 12 years

Vietnam News 24 Dec 2024
There are currently about 55 countries in the world that have put forward policies to increase fertility rates ... When it comes to policy-making, Việt Nam might learn a lot from the perspectives and experiences of other nations in the Asia-Pacific region and throughout the world about low fertility rates....
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Trump 2.0 foreign policy in Indo-Pacific region: A recalibrated strategic competition with China?

The Philippine Star 21 Dec 2024
Former President Donald Trump's overwhelming and convincing victory in the 2024 US presidential election allows him to pursue his foreign policy agenda in Southeast Asia, particularly in the Indo-Pacific region .......
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Coway listed in Dow Jones sustainability index for 12th straight year

Korea Times 20 Dec 2024
According to Coway, it made it into DJSI Asia Pacific for 12 consecutive years after gaining top evaluations in the fields of environmental policy, climate strategy, water resources management and cybersecurity availability....
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Coway Listed in the Dow Jones Sustainability Asia Pacific Index for the 12th Consecutive Year

Knoxville Daily Sun 20 Dec 2024
19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ --�Coway Co., Ltd., the "Best Life Solution Company," announced that it is on the '2024 Dow Jones Sustainability Asia Pacific Index ("DJSI Asia Pacific")' for the 12th�consecutive year ... Coway has been on the DJSI Asia Pacific for 12 consecutive years and on the Dow Jones Sustainability Korea Index for 7 years running....
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Philippines to repay ADB for new climate change loan until 2039

Manila Bulletin 20 Dec 2024
This additional financing will build on the earlier $250-million CCAP subprogram 1 that the ADB green-lit back in 2022 -- the first-of-its-kind climate action policy-based loan in Asia-Pacific....
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Online privacy and data integrity — a crisis of trust

The Hill 20 Dec 2024
In my experience as regional director of public policy in the AsiaPacific region for a U.S ... His career included senior technology management positions for an international bank and a major physical commodity trading company, before heading up the public policy office in Asia-Pacific for CompTIA, a U.S.-based IT industry business association .......
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Asian stocks fall after Fed flags slower rate cuts, BOJ stands pat

Colorado Springs Gazette 19 Dec 2024
"The Fed was more hawkish than we anticipated but today's shift in policy guidance plays right into our view of a long pause by the Fed at the start of 2025," said Prashant Newnaha, a senior Asia-Pacific rates strategist at TD Securities....
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The Knowledge Ecology: The Role of Think Tanks in Global Environmental Governance

Asia Pathways 19 Dec 2024
For example, the International Energy Agency (IEA) serves as a key hub for energy data and policy-relevant insights and recently opened an office in Singapore to lend further support to the green transition in Asia and the Pacific (IEA 2024) ... Asia-Pacific Climate Report 2024 ... Policies for Climate-Resilient and Carbon-Neutral Economies in Asia....

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