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APEC Summit

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The K-Tech Showcase, a side event of the APEC CEO Summit, is held at the K-Tech Air Dome in Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang, on Oct. 28. [NEWS1]

Export deals, MOUs worth $430M secured in annual export promotion campaign

Korean companies have signed export deals and memorandums of understanding (MOUs) worth a combined $430 million with foreign buyers during this year's Export Boom-Up Korea Week, an annual export promotion campaign, organizers said Thursday.

2025.11.13

Police offers deployed to the 2025 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang, sleep in the corridor of a movie theater, in this undated photo released by the Korean National Police Workers Council. [KOREAN NATIONAL POLICE WORKERS COUNCIL]

Police labor council claims officers forced to sleep on floor, eat bad food during APEC summit

Police were forced to sleep on the floor of rundown motels and eat subpar food while they were on duty at the recently concluded Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang, a council of officers said Monday.

2025.11.10

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Agriculture Minister Song Mi-ryung speaks to reporters at the government complex in Sejong on Nov. 5. [YONHAP]

APEC gathering opens door for expansion of Korean food exports: agriculture minister

The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation gathering served as an opportunity to further boost the country's exports of various agro-livestock products with the growing popularity of Korean cuisine across the globe, the agriculture minister said.

2025.11.5

Taiwan Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung makes a speech at a press conference for foreign media in Taipei, Taiwan on July 19, 2024. [REUTERS/YONHAP]

China's harder stance toward Taiwan may impact 'equal participation' in 2026 APEC summit

Taiwan's foreign minister said on Wednesday that China has “added a lot of conditions” to its attendance at next year's APEC summit in the Chinese city of Shenzhen and gone back on a commitment to allow “equal” participation.

2025.11.5

Presidential Director of National Policy Kim Yong-beom briefs reporters on the Korea-U.S. summit at the APEC Media Center in Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang, on Oct. 29, alongside National Security Adviser Wi Sung-lac. [JOINT PRESS CORPS]

한미 통상 합의… 왜 한국은 일본보다 잘했다고 생각하나

Korea reached a consensus with the United States on a trade pact on Wednesday after managing to secure a workaround to President Donald Trump’s demand for a full $350 billion up-front payment in cash in return for a lower tariff rate of 15 percent.

2025.11.5

SBS apologized after mistakenly displaying an unrelated subtitle mentioning ″North Korean prison camps″ during a coverage of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's remarks on AI on Nov. 1, shown in this image. [SCREEN CAPTURE]

SBS apologizes for subtitle mistake during report on President Lee's meeting with Nvidia chief

SBS has issued an apology after mistakenly displaying an unrelated subtitle mentioning "North Korean prison camps" during a coverage of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's remarks at the APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting last week.

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A cafe employee hands a cup of coffee to Samsung Electronics Executive Chairman Lee Jae-yong at a coffee shop inside the Hanwha Resorts in Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang, on Nov. 1, during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit. [SCREEN CAPTURE]

Samsung Electronics chairman goes viral after giving worker $35 cash tip for free coffee

A story about a cafe worker who said Samsung Electronics Executive Chairman Lee Jae-yong gave her a cash tip during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang, has gone viral online.

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President Lee Jae Myung, second from left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping, left, smile as they exchange gifts after their summit meeting on the sidelines of the APEC gathering in Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang, on Nov. 1. [YONHAP]

Lee gets Xiaomi smartphones as gift from China's Xi, quips about security

President Lee Jae Myung has received a set of Xiaomi smartphones and traditional Chinese calligraphy tools from Chinese President Xi Jinping following their first summit talks.

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Korean President Lee Jae Myung, right, shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping as at a state dinner held at a hotel in Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang, on Nov. 1. [JOINT PRESS CORPS]

Lee, Xi reaffirm commitment to economic cooperation at banquet with Korea Inc.

President Lee Jae Myung and Chinese President Xi Jinping shared their commitment to economic cooperation and peaceful coexistence at a dinner banquet to promote friendly bilateral ties attended by Korean business leaders.

2025.11.1

Korean President Lee Jae Myung, right, shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping as they begin their bilateral summit at the Gyeongju National Museum in Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang, on Nov. 1. [JOINT PRESS CORPS]

Lee calls for ‘strategic cooperation’ with China to resume dialogue with North in first summit

President Lee Jae Myung held his first summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang, where they hailed the Korea-China relationship and called for strengthened cooperation for the good of both countries.

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APEC Summit

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Export deals, MOUs worth $430M secured in annual export promotion campaign

Police labor council claims officers forced to sleep on floor, eat bad food during APEC summit

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China's harder stance toward Taiwan may impact 'equal participation' in 2026 APEC summit

한미 통상 합의… 왜 한국은 일본보다 잘했다고 생각하나

SBS apologizes for subtitle mistake during report on President Lee's meeting with Nvidia chief

Samsung Electronics chairman goes viral after giving worker $35 cash tip for free coffee

Lee gets Xiaomi smartphones as gift from China's Xi, quips about security

Lee, Xi reaffirm commitment to economic cooperation at banquet with Korea Inc.

Lee calls for ‘strategic cooperation’ with China to resume dialogue with North in first summit