JEJU, South Korea, May 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Trade ministers of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) on Friday reaffirmed the importance of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in addressing global trade issues amid escalating uncertainties sparked by growing protectionism. The trade chiefs of the Asia-Pacific region reached such a consensus in a joint statement unanimously [...]
JEJU, South Korea, May 16 (Korea Bizwire) – The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) has projected the region’s economy to grow 2.6 percent this year, sharply falling from the 3.6 percent growth in 2024, a report showed Friday. The APEC made the forecast in its latest economic report released for the Ministers Responsible for Trade Meeting, [...]
INCHEON, South Korea, May 14 (Korea Bizwire) — U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Jamieson Greer arrived in South Korea on Wednesday to attend a trade ministers’ meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) member economies and meet with Seoul’s trade chief this week. Greer arrived at Incheon International Airport, west of Seoul, around 6:10 p.m., but [...]
SEOUL, March 6 (Korea Bizwire) — A working-level Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting on food security was held in South Korea to discuss global food security, Seoul’s agriculture ministry said Thursday. The three-day APEC policy partnership on food security took place in Gyeongju, about 275 kilometers southeast of Seoul, from Tuesday, with some 120 officials [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — The official website for the 2025 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit has been launched, the foreign ministry said Thursday. The website (www.apec2025.kr) introduces key agenda items and priorities to be discussed at the upcoming leaders’ gathering, set to take place in South Korea’s southeastern region of Gyeongju, in November. It also [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s business community on Thursday launched a promotion committee to support the government’s preparations for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO Summit set to be held in the country this year. The Korea Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KCCI) said the committee, led by KCCI Chairman Chey Tae-won, [...]
LIMA, Nov. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — President Yoon Suk Yeol will hold a summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Peru on Friday, the presidential office said Thursday. It will be their second summit since their first meeting in Indonesia in November 2022. “The two [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 14 (Korea Bizwire) – Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will hold talks on the margins of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting in Peru later this week, Seoul’s foreign ministry said Thursday. The talks will take place early Friday (Seoul time) in Lima, where the two [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – HS Hyosung Corp. Vice Chairman Cho Hyun-sang has been appointed to head the business advisory council of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), the Korean Chamber of Commerce and Industries (KCCI) said Wednesday. Cho was unanimously elected as chair of the 2025 APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) at the fourth [...]
CHICAGO, Jan. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Amlan International, a global leader in natural, mineral-based feed additives for poultry and livestock, has broadened their technical capabilities in the Asia Pacific (APEC) region with the appointment of Dr. Kim Huang as regional technical services manager. Kim will play an important role in expanding the APEC team that [...]