APEC leaders divided on Ukraine, Gaza wars, back WTO reform SAN FRANCISCO: Pacific Rim leaders showed divisions over the wars in Ukraine and Gaza after a two-day summit of the... Updated 18 Nov, 2023 05:04pm
World US, Japan and South Korea leaders hold brief meeting at APEC SEOUL: South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol met with US President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio... Published 17 Nov, 2023 10:44am
World Yellen calls on APEC ministers to boost growth potential sustainably SAN FRANCISCO: US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen called on Pacific Rim finance ministers on Monday to boost the... Published 14 Nov, 2023 05:08am
World South Korea’s Yoon, Japan’s Kishida to attend technology roundtable on Nov. 17 SEOUL: South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol plans to attend a roundtable on technological cooperation with Japanese... Published 10 Nov, 2023 10:03am
World China's foreign minister suggests road to Xi-Biden summit will not be smooth BEIJING: China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi said the “road to the San Francisco summit will not be a smooth one”, the... Updated 29 Oct, 2023 10:57pm
World Biden plans November meeting with China’s Xi WASHINGTON: The White House is making plans for a face-to-face meeting between US President Joe Biden and Chinese... Published 06 Oct, 2023 11:12am
World Xi to hold talks with Blinken in Beijing BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet Monday with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, a sign the two... Updated 19 Jun, 2023 03:51pm
Markets BOJ governor contender Nakaso takes up APEC advisory council post TOKYO: Former Bank of Japan (BOJ) Deputy Governor Hiroshi Nakaso, seen as a leading contender to become the new... Published 03 Feb, 2023 10:41am
World Xi says China to consider holding Belt & Road Forum in 2023 BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Friday that China would consider hosting the third Belt & Road... Published 18 Nov, 2022 02:09pm
World France rejects ‘confrontation’ in Asia: Macron BANGKOK: President Emmanuel Macron on Friday urged an end to “confrontation” as he outlined his vision for France’s... Published 18 Nov, 2022 11:27am
World ASEAN summit begins with Myanmar likely to dominate agenda; ‘little progress expected’ PHNOM PENH: Leaders of Southeast Asian nations began an annual summit on Friday that is likely to be dominated by... Published 11 Nov, 2022 09:58am
World VP Harris to replace Biden at last of three Asia summits WASHINGTON: Vice President Kamala Harris will represent the United States next month in Bangkok in the third in a... Published 29 Oct, 2022 11:37am