This year’s APEC 2021 will be presented as a fully virtual event for the first time in its 36-year history. Although we’ll miss the camaraderie of the in-person event we attend every year, you’ll see ...

WELLINGTON – U.S. President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping will have a rare virtual encounter this week as they gather online with other Pacific Rim leaders to chart a path to ...

New Zealand’s hosting of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders’ Week is about to begin. Were it not for COVID-19, the week would be a once-in-a-generation, high-profile opportunity for New ...

Ministers from Asia-Pacific trade group APEC are set to discuss on Saturday a proposal from New Zealand to remove tariffs on Covid-19 vaccines and related medical products. Average APEC tariffs on ...

Friday’s special virtual APEC summit was so modest in its aims that it was officially referred to only as an “informal leaders’ retreat on COVID-19.” From the outset, host Jacinda Ardern dampened down ...

The online APEC economic leaders meeting chaired by New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern over the weekend underlines just why APEC still matters. In this year’s APEC agenda New Zealand sought to ...

In a joint statement after a virtual meeting hosted by New Zealand, the leaders of the 21-member grouping also pledged to work together to address climate and environmental challenges. The summit of ...

WELLINGTON – U.S. President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping will have a rare virtual encounter this week as they gather online with other Pacific Rim leaders to chart a path to ...