Taiwan's top trade negotiator said on Thursday that she had met with a senior U.S. trade official on the sidelines of the APEC summit in South Korea, but could not provide any details of what they discussed.

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President Marcos said he is seeing a “much different” Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting because of “high-stakes” policy decisions that can sway global trade.

The U.S. president and the Canadian prime minister exchanged gestures but barely spoke at a dinner in advance of the APEC Summit.

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In the meantime, China's high-tech imports and exports with other APEC economies each exceeded 2 trillion yuan, rising 7.9 percent and 12 percent on a yearly basis, respectively, with such trade representing more than 60 percent of China's total imports and exports in the same category of products.

RM of BTS highlighted the importance of diversity as a driving force behind K-pop's global success and called on world leaders to provide greater financial support for the cultural sector during his keynote speech at the 2025 APEC CEO Summit in Gyeongju,

One of the world’s most influential K-pop stars, RM ( Kim Namjoon) of BTS, explained the genre's global appeal by using an analogy comparing the music to a traditional Korean dish. Speaking at the APEC CEO Summit in Gyeongju,

India has said in the past it wants to join the multilateral regional economic grouping, but with the US president's transactional style dominating the landscape, doing one-on-one deals may be preferable for New Delhi.