Chinese President Xi Jinping and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney have taken steps to mend their countries' fractured ties.

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung, who took office in June, is in the spotlight as counterparts including U.S. President Donald Trump, Chinese President Xi Jinping and new Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi converge in his country. Follow the flurry of diplomacy over the coming days with Nikkei Asia.

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said on Friday the Asia-Pacific region was at a critical inflection point with a rapidly changing global economic order, as he chaired a leaders' summit in the city of Gyeongju.

The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) leaders' summit kicked off Friday as world leaders gathered to discuss ways to boost resilience and spur growth amid a rising tide of unilateral trade and other barriers.

South Korea’s new president is hosting the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, bringing together leaders from 20 countries, including the United States and China, whose leaders are set to hold a

Kim Namjoon also mentioned many other important points in his speech. As an artist, BTS' RM urged the guests at the APEC CEO Summit to help creators and artists around them. He requested them to offer financial help to emerging artists so that their creativity can bloom. He added that this will eventually lead to the growth of culture and economy.

The authorities have been scrambling to accommodate this year’s Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum at Gyeongju, which is known for tombs, temples and pagodas.

CEO Jensen Huang on Wednesday. Trump is on a visit to Japan and South Korea, where he will meet global leaders and industry chiefs at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, or APEC, events in Gyeongju,