Noting ASEAN's commitment to the ASEAN Intellectual Property Rights Action Plan 2011-2015, we looked forward to the progress resulting from cooperation and capacity-building in fighting trademark counterfeiting and copyright piracy and to the development and strengthening of intellectual property rights regimes.

WHITEHOUSE: Joint Statement of the 4th ASEAN-U.S. Leaders' Meeting

One hundred years ago in Germany and Japan, 30 years ago in countries such as Argentina and Brazil, and today in places like Singapore and Malaysia, capitalist development has buttressed, rather than undermined, authoritarian regimes.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Trade as An Engine for Democracy in China: The Big Lie

The islands' ability to set low rates of taxation has been fundamental to their development as offshore financial centres: among the tax benefits they offer are special company-tax regimes, with little or no tax, to attract international business.

ECONOMIST: Offshore financial centres