For years, APEC / CABI owned the domain name www. bilingualism. org, but registration lapsed some time between 2000 and 2010.

APEC claims not to be not anti-French, but believes that tax money was being wastefully used in the promotion of official bilingualism in Canada.

The Australian satirical comedy team The Chaser have also frequently used the Gunston Method to ambush unwitting targets — examples include the Julian Morrow character the " Citizens ' Infringment Officer ", and the team's now-legendary stunt in which they managed to penetrate a tight security cordon around the APEC Forum, despite the fact that Chas Licciardello was masquerading as Osama Bin Laden.

He long sought to establish an East Asian Economic Group as an alternative to APEC, excluding Australia, New Zealand and the Americas, and during his premiership Malaysia signed up to an ASEAN Free Trade Area ( AFTA ) and ASEAN + 3, a regional forum with China, Japan and South Korea.

Fireworks over Port Jackson | Sydney Harbour during APEC Australia 2007.

During the APEC summit in Shanghai during 2001, normally blocked media sources such as CNN, NBC, and the Washington Post became accessible.

Kerry Nettle speaking at a rally during APEC Australia 2007

The State of New South Wales in Australia purchased a water cannon in 2007, with a view to using it during an APEC meeting in Sydney that year.

APEC leaders wearing chamanto s during the 2004 summit

APEC leaders wearing chamantos during the 2004 summit

From testing during the APEC Summit in Busan in late 2005, the actual range and bandwidth were quite a bit lower than these numbers.

Singh first came into the public spotlight during the protests outside the 1997 APEC conference held in Vancouver.

According to Canadian Member of Parliament, Svend Robinson, the day before the summit started: " Jaggi Singh, one of the organizers of the APEC alert ... arrested, wrestled to the ground on the UBC campus by three plainclothes police officers, handcuffed, thrown in the back of an unmarked car with tinted glass, driven off and locked up during the APEC summit.

Adoption of the Lesotho APEC is also expected during 2008.

On November 23, 2008 Bush was photographed drinking what may have been Pisco Sour during an APEC summit in Lima, Peru.

* Subic Bay International Airport hosted a number of wide-bodied aircraft during the seventh APEC Summit in 1996.

He also led U. S. delegations to three APEC Ministerial Meetings in Shanghai, Lima and Bangkok.

* Secretariat for the Japan APEC Meetings in 2010

Brunei hosted the APEC Economic Leaders ' Meeting in November 2000.

Vietnam joined the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum ( APEC ) in November 1998 and also hosted the ASEAN summit the following month.

* November 6 – Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation ( APEC ) founded.

* November 21-November 25-The APEC summit is held in Vancouver.

To ensure a positive financial outlook on the Philippines, Ramos led the 4th Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation ( APEC ) Leaders ' Summit in the Philippines on November 1996.

The president of the Republic of Korea proposed to host the APEC Youth Science Festival at the 2nd APEC Science and Technology Ministers ' Conference on November 13, 1996.

In November 1997, he cut off all his hair and was able to sneak into an APEC conference to ask Jean Chrétien if he supported the pepper spraying of protesters outside.

In November of ' 05, KAIST, Korea and Dallas, Texas based Hanson Robotics, Inc ( HRI ) released the world's first android head mounted on a life-size walking bi-pedal frame at the APEC Summit in Seoul, Korea.

It was host to the 4th APEC Leaders ' Summit on November 24, 1996 and FedEx's Asia-Pacific hub, Asia-One, was also located in Subic Bay for almost ten years ..

In November 2011, Oscar Ramiro Ortega-Hernandez was taken into custody in Indiana, Pennsylvania ( near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ) in connection with bullets fired near the White House-at least two of which impacted-on Constitution Avenue, NW ( near The Ellipse and the closed Washington Monument ), at least one of which was stopped by bullet-proof glass, the other having hit the exterior ; it is unknown whether the White House was a target or was even involved-the President and First Lady were in Hawaii for the APEC Summit meeting at the time.

In time for the 4th APEC Leaders ' Summit, the new passenger terminal built by Summa Kumagai was inaugurated on November 4, 1996.

* Caught and attended the tail-end of the APEC International Conference hosted by US President Barack Obama and held in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, from November 7 up to the 13th of November 2011.

Singapore hosted the APEC forum in 2009.

** APEC Singapore 2009

At the 2007 APEC Summit in Sydney and the 2009 Pacific Islands Forum in Cairns, the gathered world leaders were clothed in Australian bushwear: Driza-Bone jackets and R. M.

APEC Singapore 2009

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev attending the 2009 Singapore APEC summit, holding a videoconference with Rashid Nurgaliyev via a Tactical MXP, after an Ulyanovsk arms depot explosion | arms depot explosion in Russia.

* The business of climate: A look to technology " The State of Global Trade "; interview with Herman Ude, CEO DHL Global Forwarding Freight regarding APEC Singapore 2009

* Indra Surya Susantio ( Runner-up winner of the 2009 APEC Essay Writing Contest, 2009 )

The APEC CEO Summit 2009 brought together more than 800 of the world ’ s top business leaders to Singapore to meet with the heads of the Pacific Rim ’ s most powerful nations.

* APEC Singapore 2009 The business of climate: A look to technology

Brunei's leaders are concerned that steadily increased integration in the world economy will undermine internal social cohesion although it has taken steps to become a more prominent player by serving as chairman for the 2000 APEC ( Asian Pacific Economic Cooperation ) forum.

It also is a member of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation ( OIC ), the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation ( APEC ) forum and the Commonwealth of Nations.

Chile, as a member of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation ( APEC ) organization, is seeking to boost commercial ties to Asian markets.

Chile hosted the second Summit of the Americas in 1998, was the chair of the Rio Group in 2001, hosted the Defense Ministerial of the Americas in 2002, and the APEC summit and related meetings in 2004.

An associate member of Mercosur and a full member of APEC.

There is also Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation ( APEC ) was established in 1989 with the vision of achieving stability, security and prosperity for the region through free and open trade and investment.

APEC has an Electronic Commerce Stearing Group as well as working on common privacy regulations throughout the APEC region.

Therefore, Hong Kong continues to play an active role in the international arena and maintains close contact with its international partners. Furthermore, Hong Kong continues to be an active, independent member of the World Trade Organization ( WTO ) and the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation ( APEC ) forum in the name of Hong Kong, China.

The construction would begin in January 2011, and has been targeted for completion by May 2013, before APEC Summit in Bali.

* Both countries are members of the G20 major economies and APEC.

He was involved with a spat with Australian prime minister Paul Keating, who called him a " recalcitrant " after he refused to attend the APEC summit in Seattle.

The Philippines is also a member of the East Asia Summit ( EAS ), an active player in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation ( APEC ), the Latin Union and a member of the Group of 24.

He developed bilateral links with Australia's neighbours – he frequently said there was no other country in the world more important to Australia than Indonesia – and took an active role in the establishment of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum ( APEC ), initiating the annual leaders ' meeting.

The incident occurred after Dr. Mahathir refused to attend the 1993 APEC summit.

Keating said, " APEC is bigger than all of us – Australia, the U. S. and Malaysia and Dr. Mahathir and any other recalcitrants.

Proposals such as the APEC Privacy Framework have emerged which set out to provide the first comprehensive legal framework on the issue of global data privacy.

Russia is a member of the G8 industrialized nations, the Council of Europe, OSCE and APEC.