Leaders at the APEC summit focused on global AI regulations, South Korea-China-North Korea relations, and trade cooperation. Ukraine's conflict intensifies while Venezuela faces U.S. actions, and Syria battles internal government tensions amid luxury.

Taiwan's representative to the APEC summit, Lin Hsin-i, said on Saturday he and U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent discussed supply chains and semiconductors during a meeting on the sidelines of the event in South Korea.

World leaders and business titans gathered this week to hash out issues from tariffs and AI to disputed history and regional security.

Facing growing fractures in global trade, Asia-Pacific leaders concluded the annual APEC summit in South Korea by adopting a declaration focused on building resilience and shared benefits in trade. The meeting took

Chinese leader Xi Jinping told Asia-Pacific leaders his country would help to defend global free trade as U.S. President Donald Trump snubbed an annual economic regional forum

Leaders of 21 Asia-Pacific Rim nations wrapped up their annual summit with a statement underscoring regional economic cooperation, just days after the presidents of the United States and China agreed to dial down their trade war.

U.S. President Donald Trump gestures, while wearing a "Make America Great Again" cap, as he disembarks Air Force One, following his Asia trip, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S., October 30, 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

China will host the 2026 APEC summit in the southern city of Shenzhen, underscoring Beijing’s bid to showcase its innovation and technological prowess.

China will host the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) meeting in its southern city of Shenzhen in November next year. The announcement was made on Saturday by Chinese President Xi Jinping as world leaders wrapped up this year's Apec meeting,

Leaders of the APEC economies adopted a joint declaration that stressed the need for resilience and shared benefits in trade, at the end of their annual summit. The meetings took place under the shadow of rising trade tensions over tariffs and export controls,

In his keynote address, Xi said that Asia must remain united through cooperation rather than division. Taking a subtle swipe at the Western strategy of moving factories out of China.