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.

South Korea aims to deepen cooperation with the United States, stabilise supply chains with China, and diversify its trading partners to navigate global challenges, its top trade envoy said as the country hosts Asia-Pacific leaders for a trade forum.

- APEC, which was founded in 1989, has 21 members that represent more than 50% of global GDP and are home to some 2.7 billion people, or 40% of the world's population. China, Russia and the U.S. are three of the group's largest members. The APEC region generated 70% of the world's economic growth during its first 10 years of existence.

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,

New Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will travel to South Korea later this week to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation

Setting off from downtown Seoul at 7 am and driving southeast along the highway, Global Times reporters did not reach Gyeongju in North Gyeongsang Province until nearly noon. The ancient capital of the Silla Kingdom (57BC - 935AD) has been called a "museum without walls,

For the first time in more than a decade, Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit South Korea next week, travelling to the historic city of Gyeongju for talks with South Korean President Lee Jae-myung as well as to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit.

Some of President Donald Trump’s aides have advised him against shifting the U.S. position on Taiwan to favor China with Chinese President Xi Jinping this week.