Plan to revive Asia’s economy as hopes SARS on the wane

TRADE ministers in Asia-Pacific countries are to endorse an emergency SARS recovery plan, as China reported no deaths for the first time in seven weeks.

The plan to revive Asia's tourism and other businesses comes as health officials expressed optimism that the outbreaks may be ebbing.

Ministers from the 21-member Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum are set to endorse the APEC Action Plan on SARS at their meeting, to be held today and tomorrow in the north-eastern Thai town of Khon Kaen, said C Lawrence Greenwood, US Ambassador to APEC.