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,

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.

Further, the rapid advancement of transformative technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), and demographic shifts that are reshaping labor markets, carry profound and long-term implications for APEC member economies.

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. joined Asia-Pacific leaders on Saturday in concluding the 2025 APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting, where member economies

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.

President Lee Jae Myung poses for a commemorative photo with leaders of APEC member states at the 2025 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders' Meeting held at the Hwabaek International Convention Center in Gyeongju, Saturday. Yonhap

Most Asia-Pacific countries want and are heading in the direction of free and open trade, a senior official at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) secretariat said, as U. President Donald Trump's tariffs overshadowed the forum's annual summit.

Chinese President Xi Jinping returned to the ancient Korean city of Gyeongju on Thursday, marking his second visit since he first toured the historic city 16 years ago as vice president. Xi began his three-day visit to Gyeongju,