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

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 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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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 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

WATCH: Trump at the APEC CEO Summit 2017

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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

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

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

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?'

Duterte's response to Trump if he brings up human rights? 'Lay off'

'I will not go there as a subservient lackey of anyone,' says President Rodrigo Duterte, when asked about his expectations of his first meeting with US President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the APEC Summit in Vietnam

Rappler Talk: What to expect from the 2017 APEC Summit

This year's APEC summit will have trade as its top agenda

Duterte, Trump to finally meet in Vietnam APEC summit

The Philippine President will be in Vietnam from November 8 to 11

27 dead as Typhoon Damrey batters Vietnam

There are reports of lesser damage around 500 kilometres north in Danang, the coastal city which will host the APEC summit next weekend

Duterte avoided Obama at APEC to prevent 'awkward situation'

I did not have a bum stomach; do not believe it That was just an excuse says President Rodrigo Duterte who had been criticized for missing key events in his first APEC meeting

Duterte on Putin: We've become fast friends

Mukhang parang magkakilala na kami nang matagal says Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte about his new friend Russian President Vladimir Putin

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Putin invites Duterte to visit Russia

Cabinet officials say Russian President Vladimir Putin lauded Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte for his firm moves during their much anticipated bilateral meeting

Duterte skips APEC family photo session, meetings

UPDATED Duterte blames jetlag for his absence at traditional APEC events like the family photo of heads of state where Foreign Secretary Perfecto Yasay Jr stood in for him

Asia-Pacific leaders defend trade against Trump tide

US President elect Donald Trump s attacks on free trade deals are causing jitters in the Pacific Rim

China heads to APEC summit strengthened by Trump win

The near certain death of the arduously negotiated not yet ratified 12 nation agreement leaves a vacuum that China – which was excluded from the Trans Pacific Partnership – is keen to fill with its own proposed deals

Duterte may lecture APEC leaders on 'finer points of civilization'

The Philippine leader says he is not aware of what would be discussed at the APEC meeting in Peru but he has practiced his lecture to fellow leaders who would make the mistake of criticizing him

Top 10 Facebook moments in 2015 for Filipinos

What topics did you like comment on or share this 2015? Rappler picks the top global and national events that dominated the Facebook news feeds of Filipinos

#AlDub tops Google search in PH for 2015

Maine is Number 1 among the top trending female personalities while Alden comes in second among the male personalities

#AfterAPEC: Netizens applaud Philippines' hosting of APEC 2015

How did the Philippines do on its second hosting of the regional summit? Netizens share their AfterAPEC thoughts

No more double enrollment in pension plans under PH-Japan pact

The Japanese embassy says the Philippines Japan Social Security Agreement will further facilitate people to people and economic exchanges between the two countries

#APEC2015: Most talked about stories

Here s what our followers shared read discussed and reacted to the most during APEC week

Aquino to thank ASEAN for help in disaster, promoting regional security

President Aquino is flying to Malaysia after the Philippines concluded its hosting of the APEC Economic Leaders Meeting

PH gets P93-B Japan loan for Tutuban-Malolos railway project

The Japanese Embassy says the Tutuban Malolos railway aims to ease serious traffic congestion

#PugadBaboy: Pinoy hospitality

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APEC hottie? Trudeau says popularity good for Canada

It gives us an opportunity to highlight the issues that are important to us Trudeau tells reporters in Manila

APEC leaders: Intensify efforts for MSMEs, embrace digital economy

APEC leaders reiterate actions laid out in the Boracay Action Agenda to globalize MSMEs and report progress by 2020

Aquino on APEC: ‘We have refocused on people’

President Benigno Aquino III says each of the Philippines’ 11 000 visitors for APEC ‘creates one new job’ for Filipinos

PH amid APEC Summit: South China Sea? Next question, please

DFA spokesman Charles Jose says: Pag inumpisahan ko ‘to tuluy tuloy na ‘to eh Huwag na nating umpisahan ang South China Sea

APEC: An organization whose time has passed

What we are witnessing in Manila is a time warp the enactment of the diplomatic rituals that mask the fact that APEC now simply lurches from one summit to the next with no clear direction