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Past experience with negotiating binding treaties suggests seeking one on pandemic response would take too long to have the desired effect. Instead, close international cooperation and a basic set of ground rules would go a long way towards heading off future pandemics.

PHUKET: The three days of meetings for the APEC ISOM (Informal Senior Officials Meeting) in Phuket got underway yesterday (Dec 1), with the key delegates highlighting the need to develop a “BCG Econ

PHUKET: Phuket Governor Narong Woonciew has called on all people in Phuket to help welcome visiting delegates for the APEC Informal Senior Officials’ Meeting (ISOM) to be held on the island early ne

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern welcomed signs from the United States of a bigger engagement in the Indo-Pacific region, saying in an interview that her government has "mature" ties with China that allow for disagreement.

Looking at the opportunities and challenges for New Zealand’s hosting of a virtual APEC Leaders’ week.

TAIPEI—Taiwan will seek support for its bid to join a trans-Pacific trade pact when it attends a meeting ...

Taiwan will seek support for its bid to join a trans-Pacific trade pact when it attends a meeting of economic leaders of the Asia-Pacific group APEC next week, President Tsai Ing-wen said on Tuesday.

Finance ministers from Asia-Pacific trade group APEC met on Friday and agreed to step up efforts to expand COVID-19 vaccine manufacture and supply, and support global vaccine sharing, host nation New Zealand said in a statement.

Ministers from the Asia-Pacific trade group APEC will meet virtually on Friday, hoping to chart a path forward for the region to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic and address other pressing issues including climate change.

The meeting comes as disruptions to the global economy from Covid-19 still loom.. Read more at straitstimes.com.