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Japan to host 2010 APEC leaders meeting in Yokohama: Aso+(Japan Economic Newswire Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) TOKYO, March 25_(Kyodo) _ Japan will host next year's summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Yokohama, Prime Minister Taro Aso told reporters Wednesday. Four other Japanese cities -- Hiroshima, Kyoto, Nara and Sapporo -- were bidding to host the annual leaders meeting of the 21 Pacific Rim economies in 2010. APEC, a nonbinding consultative grouping for economic cooperation launched in 1989, comprises Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Peru, the Philippines, Russia, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, the United States and Vietnam. Copyright ? 2009 Kyodo News International, Inc. [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ] |