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Apec

International

China's Xi holds court at Apec summit after Trump trade truce

China’s President Xi Jinping and Japan’s new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi stress partnership and peace in first leader talks.
Global Enterprise

Xi, Takaichi vow to improve China-Japan ties in first meeting

Remaining in South Korea for the Apec summit, Chinese President Xi Jinpeng was expected to meet Japan’s first woman premier, Sanae Takaichi.
International

Xi primed to meet Japan, Canada leaders after Trump summit

(From left) China's President Xi Jinping and South Korea's President Lee Jae Myung at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit in Gyeongju, South Korea, Oct 31, 2025.
Global Enterprise

South Korea’s Lee says global trade order at critical inflection point

From left: New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon welcoming Singapore's Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan and PM Lawrence Wong to dinner on the sidelines of Apec meetings in Gyeongju, South Korea.
Economy & Policy

PM Wong hosted to dinner by New Zealand PM on sidelines of Apec meeting

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung (right) and US President Donald Trump (left) attend a dinner at the Hilton Hotel in Gyeongju, South Korea, Oct 29, 2025.
International

Trump gives green light for South Korea to build nuclear powered submarine

“We’re not going to have a Fed that’s going to raise interest rates because they’re worried about inflation in three years from now,” US President Donald Trump said.
Global Enterprise

Trump renews attack on Fed, accuses Powell of being too slow on rate cuts

Gyeongju – a coastal city about 90 km away from the country’s second-largest city Busan – is currently under the highest security alert.
Singapore

From KL to Gyeongju: PM Wong heads to South Korea to attend Apec Summit

South Korea is hosting the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum this year. A meeting on the sidelines between US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping could improve their beleaguered relationship.
Opinion & Features
THINKING ALOUD

Hints of Xi-Trump rapprochement while Apec slides into irrelevance

A drone view of a pump jack and drilling rig south of Midland, Texas, U.S. June 11, 2025. REUTERS/Eli Hartman
Companies & Markets
COMMODITY INSIGHTS

China can’t be counted on to absorb global crude surplus as Opec+ bumps up production: market watchers

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