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News •

S. Korea to host APEC 2025 with focus on AI, demographic shifts • Mar. 8, 2025, 11:24 PM ET (Korea Herald)
South Korean city Gyeongju has ambitions beyond Apec – a third Trump-Kim summit • Feb. 26, 2025, 11:45 PM ET (South China Morning Post)
Gyeongju in full swing for APEC 2025 • Feb. 25, 2025, 6:47 AM ET (Korea Herald)
Will Yoon’s anti-China rhetoric threaten ties ahead of Xi’s possible Apec visit? • Feb. 17, 2025, 3:30 AM ET (South China Morning Post)

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Also Known As APEC
Date 1989 - present
Headquarters Singapore
Areas Of Involvement economic growth • free trade

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