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(4th LD) [APEC 2025] APEC leaders adopt 'Gyeongju Declaration,' state cultural, creative industries as growth driver for 1st time
APEC 2025] leaders' summit GYEONGJU, South Korea, Nov. 1 (Yonhap) -- Asia-Pacific leaders on Saturday agreed that cultural and creative industries can help spur growth and that they should work together to promote these sectors,
When Takaichi met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in their first official talks on Friday, she told Xi that stability across the Taiwan Strait is key to regional stability. During last year's APEC summit in the Peruvian capital of Lima, Lin held a meeting with then Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba.
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APEC locations in Gyeongju to become educational spaces to preserve summit's legacy
In Gyeongju, a city in North Gyeongsang known for its tombs and Buddhist temples, the 2025 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit offered a different kind of history.
GYEONGJU, South Korea (Reuters) -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.
Chinese leader Xi Jinping told Asia-Pacific leaders on Friday that his country would help to defend global free trade at an annual economic regional forum snubbed by U.S. President Donald Trump.
In the Gyeongju Declaration, the member economies "recognize the detrimental impact of corruption as a threat in that it transcends borders, distorts markets, erodes public trust and facilitates crimes,
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung led a pivotal Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders' summit, emphasizing the importance of collaboration in the face of global economic changes. Notable attendees included Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.
Ahead of the APEC summit, People wave Chinese national flags and South Korea's national flags outside of Gimhae International Airport in Busan, South Korea, on October 30, 2025. Photo: VCG Visitors explore the K-Tech Showcase exhibition, a side event of the APEC summit, in Gyeongju, South Korea, on October 30, 2025. Photo: VCG
GYEONGJU: Digital transformation and the acceleration of artificial intelligence (AI) adoption were at the forefront of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders' Meeting (AELM), as leaders deliberated on both challenges and opportunities with Malaysia cautioning member economies about the risks moving forward.
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