HONOLULU (AP) -- A further step toward a U.S.-backed free trade bloc handed Asia-Pacific leaders a rare tangible achievement from their annual summit, but highlighted growing competition with China for influence in the fast rising region....
By ELAINE KURTENBACH, Associated Press
Sat, 11/12/2011 - 10:07pm
HONOLULU (AP) -- A further step toward a U.S.-backed free trade bloc handed Asia-Pacific leaders a rare tangible achievement from their annual summit, but highlighted growing competition with China for influence in the fast rising region....