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New Zealand to host APEC 2021 as cyber-summit
'We simply can't guarantee what will be possible by the end of next year... we need to provide certainty, as a host, about how we'll operate and that's what we've done,' New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says
Former Army chief Alberto is new PH ambassador to Israel
President Rodrigo Duterte also reappoints former speaker Jose de Venecia Jr as special envoy for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
Chile says Spain offers to host COP climate summit
Chile's President Sebastian Pinera says Pedro Sanchez 'made a generous offer to host the COP25 summit in Madrid' on December 2-13
Crisis-wracked Chile pulls out as APEC, climate meet host
After more than 10 days of street protests, Chile has decided it is not in a position to host either the November 16-17 trade summit or the December 2-13 climate convention
APEC party-list congressman briefly held at NAIA over bomb joke
Cracking bomb jokes inside the airport is prohibited by law, punishable by prison time of up to 5 years or a maximum fine of P40,000
PNG pledges to pay police APEC allowances after rampage
Government ministers meet with the protesters late Tuesday, November 20, and agree to pay the APEC allowance plus an additional bonus to all local personnel
PNG police, soldiers storm parliament over unpaid APEC bonuses
A witness outside parliament says 'hundreds of police and troops' are standing on the building's front steps complaining that they have not been paid a special APEC duty allowance of 350 kina (US$104)
APEC's future in doubt after costly summit failure
The gathering was almost 5 years in the making, cost untold millions of US dollars and required the deployment of at least one battleship and 3 cruise liners
APEC leaders divided after U.S., China spat
(4th UPDATE) For the first time in the history of the APEC grouping, leaders were unable to agree on a formal written declaration amid sharp differences over trade policy
Duterte changes plans, decides to finish APEC Summit
(UPDATED) 'Narito, hindi naman umuwi kagabi. He wants to attend the meeting,' says Philippine Ambassador to Papua New Guinea Bienvenido Tejano
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U.S., China in APEC cruise ship clash on trade, influence
(3rd UPDATE) Representatives from both countries duel in back-to-back speeches at a pre-APEC business forum
Duterte to skip APEC events due to 'urgent domestic developments'
Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon Lopez will attend the November 18 events in the President's place.
Protectionism 'doomed to failure': China's Xi says in swipe at U.S.
Chinese President Xi Jinping stresses that there will be no winners from a trade war or a new cold war amid increasing rivalry between the world's top two economies
Duterte to skip last day of APEC summit
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte cuts short his trip to Papua New Guinea by a day. Cabinet members will represent him in a day's worth of APEC events.
Xi Jinping woos Pacific islands to curb Taiwan's influence
Chinese leader Xi Jinping will meet with 7 Pacific islands heads before the APEC Summit
U.S., China rivalry to dominate APEC summit
The high-profile trade war between the world's two largest economies – as well as tit-for-tat tariff measures – will also serve as a backdrop to what could be a tense gathering
APEC summit: The Xi show by the sea shore
Papua New Guinea is this week's host of the APEC summit, but looking around Port Moresby you could easily mistake that it is China's Xi Jinping who is calling the shots.
Foreign troops pour into Papua New Guinea capital for APEC meet
About 4,000 military personnel, around half of them foreign, will work with hundreds of police to patrol Port Moresby for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum from Saturday, attracting representatives from 21 nations
HOAX: Kris Aquino wears ‘Imelda Marcos’ necklace’
Kris Aquino had previously denied that the necklace she wore to the APEC Summit dinner belonged to Imelda Marcos
Yuchengcos, Ayalas plan merger of education businesses
Yuchengco-owned iPeople Incorporated, operator of Mapua University, will be the surviving entity in the merger
SAKSIKAN: Presiden Trump coba ‘pendekatan’ ke Iriana Jokowi
Trump turut mengucapkan selamat kepada Jokowi atas pernikahan putrinya
Trump says Putin 'means it' with U.S. election meddling denials
Trump says he repeatedly asked Putin about the claims during their chats at the APEC summit in Vietnam
Duterte 'sure' Trump won't raise drug war killings during PH visit
President Rodrigo Duterte says he only received 'words of encouragement' from US President Donald Trump in their first encounter in Vietnam
Trump, Putin brush aside U.S. election claims at APEC summit
The two leaders snatch brief but chummy discussions on the margins of the APEC Summit in Vietnam
LOOK: Duterte, other leaders pose for family photo at APEC 2017
President Rodrigo Duterte and 20 other world leaders attend the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting in Vietnam
N. Korea brands Trump a 'warmonger' as his Asia tour moves to Hanoi
Trump has repeatedly railed against North Korea as he urges the Asia-Pacific region to take a united front against the threat posed by the isolated nation
Duterte, Putin eye stronger PH-Russia defense cooperation, trade
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his officials tell President Rodrigo Duterte that Russian companies want to invest in the energy and transportation sectors in the Philippines
Duterte calls for stronger ties between APEC, ASEAN
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte speaks at an informal dialogue that is the first of its kind between APEC and ASEAN
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Selfie kings: Bong Go, Harry Roque pose with APEC leaders
Some of the most historic encounters between Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte and world leaders are documented by top aide Bong Go through selfies
Duterte, Trump meet for the first time
'See you tomorrow,' US President Donald Trump supposedly tells Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte at their first encounter
Trudeau pulls brakes on TPP trade pact in APEC sideline drama
(2nd UPDATE) Ministers save the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is accused of 'sabotaging' the trade deal that the US has already abandoned.
Trump praises Philippines for closing gender gap
US President Donald Trump makes these remarks ahead of his trip to the Philippines for ASEAN 2017
[OPINION] Asia-Pacific leaders’ trade opportunity
Together, these 21 leaders will attempt to align their ideas for making trade between APEC economies work better in the common pursuit of growth and job creation back home, with enormous implications for their 3 billion constituents and the rebounding global economy
Roque sorry for tweeting 'Agnes Legarda,' not 'Christine Lagarde'
(UPDATED) President Duterte's spokesman says he was probably thinking of UN rapporteur Agnes Callamard when he tweeted about IMF head Christine Lagarde
Duterte skips APEC 2017 gala dinner
Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque says the Philippine leader had to coordinate the rescue of Vietnamese nationals held captive by the Abu Sayyaf
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Duterte thanks Putin for weapons aid
Rusia's military assistance comes 5 months after Duterte's visit to Moscow, which was cut short when the Marawi crisis erupted in May
Trump defiant on trade, vows to put 'America First'
China's Xi Jinping is also set to deliver a speech, likely to present a competing narrative casting China as the leader of global free trade, a role vacated by America
Trump will not meet with Putin in Vietnam – White House
Both Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin are attending the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in the city of Danang and there had been conflicting indications as to whether a face-to-face was on the cards
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Trump and Xi to set out competing trade visions at APEC
In a day mixing big hitters of politics and business, Trump will share the venue with world leaders including Russia's Vladimir Putin, Japan's Shinzo Abe and China's Xi Jinping, who casts his country as the new architect of global free trade
Duterte: APEC, ASEAN must help those left behind by globalization
Addressing the APEC CEO Summit in Vietnam, the Philippine leader says America was the 'first victim of globalization' and urges regional blocs to help countries reap the benefits of free trade
Environmental group urges Duterte: Tell Justin Trudeau to get back trash
'We are waiting on the President to make good on his campaign promise to hold Canada and Trudeau accountable for their trash,' says environmental group BAN Toxics, as both leaders attend the APEC Summit in Vietnam
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Putin-Trump bilateral in Vietnam 'likely,' says Kremlin
A Kremlin spokesman says 'Putin and Trump both have full programs and bilateral meetings, which have been arranged in advance and then there is the program of the summit itself'
Duterte arrives in Vietnam for APEC Summit, bilateral meetings
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is set to have bilateral meetings with leaders like Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the APEC Summit
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Duterte to ask China to clarify plans in West PH Sea
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte plans to ask Chinese President Xi Jinping: 'What are the stakes? Do you want to control the passage or do we have the free passage?'
