Obama seeks bigger Asian market share

President Barack Obama appealed to Asian leaders today for greater access to fast-growing markets, proclaiming: “The US is here to stay” and its prosperity was tied inextricably to its Pacific trading partners.

“America is leading again in Asia,” Mr Obama told a gathering of chief executives at the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation forum in Yokohama, Japan, reiterating his goal of doubling US exports over the next five years.