APEC's 21 members include wealthy countries such as Australia, the United States,and Japan as well as developing nations such as the Philippines,and Peru.

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European Union leaders meeting in Brussels hailed an agreement on climate change, reached after weeks of wrangling over how much members should contribute to developing countries to adapt to global warming.

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The ASEAN free-trade agreement itself is only legal under WTO rules because its members are developing countries entitled to special treatment.

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To help with this challenge, two of the world's most recognized business schools are offering courses aimed specifically at faculty members from developing countries.

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Meanwhile Britain's main scientific academy, the Royal Society, and the Academy of Sciences for the Developing World, which has members from around 90 countries, are planning further discussions that will culminate at a meeting to be held this November.

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