6th Meeting of Korea APEC 2025 Organizing Committee

- Comprehensive review of preparations conducted ahead of the 2025 APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting (AELM), with close coordination among the government, local authorities, and the private sector to ensure full readiness within the remaining time - 1. The sixth meeting of the Korea APEC 2025 Organizing Committee, chaired by Acting President and Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, was held in the Government Complex Seoul at 14:00 on Thursday, April 17, 2025. - The Committee was convened to conduct a comprehensive re...

Republic of Korea Highlights Preparations for 2025 APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting at Boao Forum for Asia (BFA)

- Kim Hee-sang, Deputy Minister for Economic Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea, attended a session on APEC at the 2025 BFA Annual Conference and held high-level economic consultations with China on the sidelines of this conference. 1. Kim Hee-sang, Deputy Minister for Economic Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, visited China from March 25 to 27 to attend the 2025 Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) Annual Conference, held in Boao, Hainan Province. On the second day of the confer...

Key APEC Deliverables for 2025: “AI” and “Demographic Response”

First Senior Officials’ Meeting of APEC 2025 Successfully Held in Gyeongju 1. From February 24 to March 9, the First Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM1) and related meetings of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) 2025 were successfully held in Gyeongju, Korea, led by APEC SOM Chair Yoon Seongmee. The Korean government, this year’s APEC host economy, proposed “Artificial Intelligence (AI) Cooperation” and “Response to Demographic Changes in the Asia-Pacific Region” as k...