Business / Economy Dec 18, 2021
U.S. senators call for considering digital trade agreement through APEC
Calls have grown amid concerns that the United States may be falling behind China in taking the lead in writing key trade rules in the region.
Asia Pacific Nov 11, 2021
Xi warns against return to Cold War tensions at APEC meeting
Xi said attempts to draw ideological lines or form small circles on geopolitical grounds were bound to fail.
National Jul 17, 2021
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.
Business / Economy Jun 6, 2021
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.
Commentary / Japan | API Geoeconomic Briefing Mar 19, 2021
The need to deepen fusion with Australia, Japan's second ally
by Yoichi Funabashi
The two nations face significant common challenges, from China's regional aggression to growing nationalism in the United States.
National / Politics Nov 21, 2020
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.
Asia Pacific / Politics Nov 19, 2020
If he does appear, Trump would be making his first appearance at an APEC summit since 2017, when Vietnam hosted the event.
Business / Economy Nov 19, 2020
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 ...
Business / Economy Nov 17, 2020
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.
World / Social Issues Nov 1, 2019
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" ...
Editorials Nov 19, 2018
The APEC breakdown makes clear the widening gap in visions of regional order. Choices will have to be made, and soon.
Asia Pacific / Politics | ANALYSIS Nov 19, 2018
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 ...