APEC

ASIA-PACIFIC ECONOMIC
COOPERATION
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Hello!
Members:
Ayuban,Gleia Lim, Noel
Buale, Acraman Noel, Car
Barrato, Kent Razo, Kate
Dizon Vincent
Galicto Peachy Rose
LAure, Jam
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○ Organization that seeks to

promote free trade and
economic cooperation
throughout the Asia-Pacific
region.
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○ Established in 1989 in response to the
growing interdependence of Asia-
Pacific economies and the advent of
HISTORY regional economic blocs (such as the
European Union and the North-
American Free Trade Area) in other
parts of the world, APEC works to
raise living standards and education
levels through sustainable economic
growth and to foster a sense of
community and an appreciation of
shared interests among Asia-Pacific
countries.
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○ APEC is organized into numerous

committees, ad hoc policy groups,
working groups, and a business advisory
council.

○ The APEC secretariat, established in

1993 and headquartered in Singapore,
provides advisory and logistic services
as well as research and analysis
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Map
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○ Australia ○ Mexico
○ Brunei ○ New Zealand
Who are the ○ Canada ○ Papua New Guinea
country ○ Chile ○ Peru
members? ○ China ○ Philippines
○ Hongkong ○ Russia
○ Indonesia ○ Singapore
○ Japan ○ South Korea
○ Malaysia ○ Taiwan
○ United States ○ Thailand
○ Vietnam
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Australia ○ Parliamentary democracy

(under constitutional
monarchy), independant
since 1901

Region: Australia and New

Zealand
○ Area: 7,741,220 km²
○ Local name :Australia
○ Capital: Canberra
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○ Absolute
monarchy/sultanate,
BRUNEI independant since 1984

Region: Southeast Asia

○ Area: 5,770 km²
○ Local name: Brunei
Darussalam
○ Capital: Bandar Seri
Begawan
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Federal parliamentary
republic (under
CANADA constitutional
monarchy), independant
since 1867

Region: North America

○ Area: 9,984,670 km²
○ Local name: Canada
○ Capital: Ottawa
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Presidential republic,
independent since
CHILE 1810

Region: South
America
○ Area: 756,096 km²
○ Local name: Chile
○ Capital: Santiago
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People's republic
(communist one-party
CHINA system), independant
since 1523 b.c.

Region: East Asia

○ Area: 9,562,911 km²
○ Local name: Zhongquo
○ Capital:Beijing
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Presidential limited
democracy (special
HONGKONG administrative
region of China)

Region: East Asia

○ Area: 1,105 km²
○ Local name:
Xianggang/Hong
Kong
○ Capital: Hong
Kong
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○ Presidential republic,
independent since
INDONESIA 1945

Region: Southeast Asia

○ Area: 1,910,931 km²
○ Local name: Indonesia
○ Capital:Jakarta
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Parliamentary
constitutional
monarchy, independant
JAPAN
since 660 b.c.

Region: East Asia

○ Area: 377,962 km²
○ Local name:
Nihon/Nippon
○ Capital: Tokyo
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○ Federal constitutional
monarchy, independant
since 1957
MALAYSIA
Region: Southeast Asia
○ Area: 330,800 km²
○ Further names:
Malaysien
○ Local name: Malaysia
○ Capital: Kuala Lumpur
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○ Federal presidential
republic, independant
MEXICO since 1810

Region: Central America

○ Area: 1,964,380 km²
○ Local name: México
○ Capital: Mexico City
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○ Parliamentary
democracy (under
constitutional
NEW ZEALAND monarchy),
independant since
1907

Region: Australia and

New Zealand
○ Area: 267,710 km²
○ Local name: New
Zealand/Aotearoa
○ Capital: Wellington
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○ Parliamentary
Papua New democracy (under
Guinea constitutional monarchy),
independant since 1975

Region: Melanesia
○ Area: 462,840 km²
○ Local name: Papua New
Guinea/Papua Niugini
○ Capital: Port Moresby
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○ Presidential
republic,
independant
PERU since 1821

Region: South
America
○ Area: 1,285,220
km²
○ Local name:
Perú/Piruw
○ Capital: NLima
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○ Presidential
republic,
independant since
PHILIPPINES 1946

Region: Southeast
Asia
○ Area: 300,000 km²
○ Local name:
Pilipinas
○ Capital: Manila
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○ Federal republic,
independant since
1991

RUSSIA Region: Eastern

Europe
○ Area: 17,098,250
km²
○ Further names:
Russische
Föderation
○ Local name: Rossija
○ Capital: Moscow
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○ Presidential
republic,
independant since
1948
SOUTH KOREA
Region: East Asia
○ Area: 100,280 km²
○ Further names:
Republik Korea
○ Local name:
Taehan Min’guk
(Namhan)
○ Capital: Seoul
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○ Semi-presidential
republic,
independant since
TAIWAN 1945

Region: East Asia

○ Area: 35,980 km²
○ Local name: T’ai-
wan
○ Capital: Taipei
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○ Constitutional
monarchy (interim
military-government
since May 2014),
THAILAND independant since
1350

Region: Southeast Asia

○ Area: 513,120 km²
○ Local name: Prathet
Thai
○ Capital: Bangkok
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○ Federal presidential
republic, independant
UNITED since 1776
STATES
Region: North America
○ Area: 9,831,510 km²
○ Further names: USA
○ Local name: United States
○ Capital: Washington, D.C.
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○ Republic
(communist one-
VIETMAN party system),
independant since
1945

Region: Southeast
Asia
○ Area: 330,967 km²
○ Local name: Viêt
Nam
○ Capital: Hanoi
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MISSION,
VISION AND
OBJECTIVES
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To devote all our

VISION By the year 2020,
to become the
strength to the
development of
MISSION premier in the field
of environment-
environment-friendly
emulsion technologies,
friendly resin convert solvent-based
technology by emulsion adhesives
establishing world- into water-based ones
class, environment- and contribute to
friendly resin human health and
technologies sustainability of natural
environment.
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The objectives of APEC are summarized in the Seoul Declaration,
adopted at the third APEC Ministerial Meeting in Seoul. They are:

(1) to sustain the growth and development of the region for the
common good of its peoples and, in this way, to contribute to the
growth and development of the world economy;
OBJECTIVES
(2) to enhance the positive gains, both for the region and the
world economy, resulting from increasing economic
interdependence, including by encouraging the flow of goods,
services, capital and technology;

(3) to develop and strengthen the open multilateral trading system

in the interest of Asia-Pacific and all other economies;

(4) to reduce barriers to trade in goods and services and

investment among participants in a manner consistent with GATT
principles, where applicable, and without detriment to other
economics.
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CURRENT
DEVELOPMENTS
○ Most APEC projects are focused on transferring 33

knowledge and skills between members and

building capacity so that each APEC member
economy can move closer towards the Bogor
Goals of free and open trade and investment.
This includes by:
○ Promoting and accelerating regional economic
integration,
○ Encouraging economic and technical
cooperation,
○ Enhancing human security, and
○ Facilitating a favourable and sustainable business
environment.
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