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PM Wong to Make Introductory Visit to South Korea, Meet with President Lee Jae Myung
Leaders from 21 Pacific Rim economies discuss trade barriers, digital innovation, sustainable energy, and social inclusion at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum.
- Apec leaders met in Gyeongju this week as meetings began on Oct 27 and run through Nov 1, with US President Donald Trump arriving on Oct 29 but leaving before the leaders' summit.
- The economic club's mandate seeks to encourage cooperation and reduce barriers, though Apec decisions remain non-binding and South Korea uses the 2025 forum to press supply chains, the WTO, and the Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific.
- Among the issues on the table are sustainable energy and food supplies, digital change, artificial intelligence, demographic shifts, and opportunities for women and people with disabilities, with China, Russia and the US as key members.
- Leaders will use the APEC CEO summit and official leaders' dinners for side meetings, while South Korea presses for US trade deal progress amid uncertainty over a Trump-Kim meeting.
- YTL Corporation Berhad confirmed a $160 million deal to buy the 225-room Hotel Indigo in Auckland, with Luxon saying `In a world of a lot of uncertainty,` Luxon said.
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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Kwon Sook-hee = Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to Korea, his first in 11 years, is taking place on the occasion of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Gyeongju...
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