Trump GYEONGJU, South Korea, Oct. 31 (Yonhap) -- The United States remains "very committed" to working through the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) platform, a U.S. official said Friday, after U.

President Lee Jae Myung underscored the importance of the role of the United States in resolving the situation on the Korean Peninsula in a press conference after concluding the APEC summit.

In a statement, the Taiwanese delegation to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in South Korea's Gyeongju said Taiwan's top trade negotiator, Jenni Yang, had met with U.S. Deputy Trade Representative Rick Switzer on Thursday.

Taiwan's exports to the US, apart from semiconductors, are currently subject to a 20 per cent tariff. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Educational exchanges, sports diplomacy and tourism collaboration could be among the stepping stones toward genuine change in North Korea under the Kim regime..

But beyond the Trump-Xi summit, APEC has a lot to offer to the free and liberal international trade architecture.

GYEONGJU, South Korea: Leaders of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) economies are attending the summit in uncertain times, but the group can make a difference by embracing the spirit of cooperation, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said on Friday (Oct 31).

Chinese President Xi Jinping takes center stage at the APEC summit in South Korea. Following a fragile trade truce with the U.S., Xi holds crucial talks with leaders from Japan, Canada, and Thailand.

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.

APEC 2025] FM-nuclear submarines GYEONGJU, South Korea, Oct. 30 (Yonhap) -- Foreign Minister Cho Hyun said Thursday that South Korea will seek to make swift progress in its push to build nuclear-powered submarines through working-level talks with the United States,