As in 2003, the best results have been achieved by Pacific rim countries, such as Singapore, Hong Kong, Chinese Taipei and South Korea.

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As trade negotiators from eleven Pacific Rim countries wrap up the 16th round of negotiations surrounding the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement, consider what they have experienced.

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The deal gives Fuji a 75% stake in Fuji Xerox, which was formed in 1962 to market Xerox copiers to Japan and other Pacific Rim countries.

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Significantly, he has invited President Lula to visit Peru when it hosts the November summit of the 21 Pacific Rim countries of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum.

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Various servers littered around the United States, Australia and the Pacific Rim countries have been handling this immense traffic, but "serious negotiations" are under way to add Canada and European countries for more bandwidth.

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Places like China, South Africa and the Pacific rim countries, particularly, will adopt the technology eventually, so we could be faced with the prospect of importing fruit into this country in 10 or 20 years' time.

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There is a broad pattern repeated across these tables, with a cluster of Asian, Pacific Rim, countries at the top, European and western countries in the upper and middle ranks, with countries in North Africa and the Middle East in the lower ranks.

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The next logical step is to liquefy the gas and ship it at significant price premiums to Japan, China, and other countries across the Pacific Rim.

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Some countries, such as Brazil in the Americas and a few in the Pacific Rim, already have sophisticated identification systems for their financial firms, said a regulator.

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