World leaders pledge to redouble pandemic fight at special APEC meeting
Leaders from 21 Pacific-Rim economies vowed to beef up the availability of COVID-19 vaccines and to provide the necessary ongoing support for their economies to recover.
Asia-Pacific ministers agree on accelerating vaccine distribution
The ministers from 21 economies that form the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation met virtually amid the pandemic, with New Zealand, the current APEC host, serving as chair.
The need to deepen fusion with Australia, Japan's second ally
The two nations face significant common challenges, from China's regional aggression to growing nationalism in the United States.
APEC leaders seek free and open trade to drive recovery from pandemic
Chinese President Xi Jinping says the world's second-largest economy will "give positive consideration" to joining the CPTPP trade agreement.
If he does appear, Trump would be making his first appearance at an APEC summit since 2017, when Vietnam hosted the event.
China’s Xi vows no decoupling in call to reject protectionism
President Xi Jinping pledged that China wouldn’t engage in decoupling, in an address to Asia-Pacific leaders in Kuala Lumpur just days after the region inaugurated the world’s largest free-trade agreement. Xi’s speech during Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summits Thursday came as he — and the world ...
APEC vows cooperation to foster economic recovery amid pandemic
It is the first time in three years for the ministers of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum to release a joint statement.
The U.S. State Department warned on Thursday that it had seen indications of Russian "influence" on recent unrest in Chile, where two weeks of protests and riots have rocked the administration of President Sebastian Pinera. A senior State Department official said there were "clear indications" ...
The APEC breakdown makes clear the widening gap in visions of regional order. Choices will have to be made, and soon.
The "C" in APEC stands for Cooperation. But when the two biggest members are fighting a trade war and using the forum to attack each other's policies, it was always going to be hard work delivering on that. The weekend's Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in ...
Abe fails to bridge U.S.-China divide at APEC summit
Prime Minister in a bind as he seeks to keep alliance with Washington as foundation of foreign policy, while avoiding excessive conflict with Beijing.
U.S. vice president's sharp China attacks fuel Asia's fears of a new Cold War
Since the Soviet Union fell in the early 1990s, Southeast Asia has sought to avoid getting caught in a fight between major powers. The Trump administration is making that position look increasingly untenable. Vice President Mike Pence sharpened U.S. attacks on China during a week ...
