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.

South Korea this week will host leaders from major Pacific Rim economies, including the United States, China and Japan, for an annual summit that has long championed free trade. The multilateral gathering in Gyeongju is expected to be overshadowed by a sideline event — a face-to-face meeting on Thursday between Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping — as their intensifying trade war leaves the South Korean hosts in a difficult balancing act.

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.

Summit on 31 October, Chinese President Xi Jinping urged member nations to boost trade and investment, but also cautioned them not to align with the United States in its bid to reduce global reliance on China.

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

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).

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,