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Paper Trail Holds Back Digital Trade Processes As APEC, ABAC Push Practical Fixes
Tuesday, 1 September 2026, 1:19 pm | APEC
The dialogue brought together over 40 participants from 14 APEC economies, businesses and international organizations to discuss the practical next steps needed to advance cross-border paperless trade. More >>
AI Tool Transforming Genomic Analysis Wins 2026 ASPIRE Prize
Monday, 31 August 2026, 3:58 pm | APEC
Buried within more than three billion letters of a person's genetic code are a handful of variants that reveal disease risk and finding them has long been slow and expensive. More >>
Economies Tackle New Risks As Transport Systems Grow More Connected
Monday, 31 August 2026, 7:56 am | APEC
Experts warned with such connectedness, safe and reliable technologies must be monitored with interoperable standards to prevent disruptions that may cause problems across whole supply chains. More >>
Senior Officials Push For Practical Outcomes As Economic Pressures Mount
Monday, 31 August 2026, 7:49 am | APEC
Business representatives meanwhile pressed APEC to translate regional economic cooperation into measures that reduce barriers and make it easier for companies to operate across borders. More >>
APEC Grows Amid A Complex Global Landscape As Economic Engines Shift
Friday, 28 August 2026, 4:41 pm | APEC
Growth is increasingly supported by technology-related trade, digital services and investment in these sectors, even as traditional sources of momentum face greater constraints. More >>
APEC Sees 3.2% Growth In 2026 As Exports Jump, Inflation Accelerates
Friday, 28 August 2026, 7:29 am | APEC
“APEC continues to grow despite a much more difficult external environment, with technology investment, trade and digital services providing important support to the regional economy,” said Carlos Kuriyama, director of the APEC Policy Support ... More >>
Economies Work To Simplify Cross-Border Commercial Disputes
Thursday, 27 August 2026, 3:11 pm | APEC
“Int'l legal instruments need to adapt so businesses can operate with confidence across borders, resolving disputes faster & giving investors clarity on how their assets are held & protected," said Dr James Ding, Chair of APEC Economic Committee. More >>
Ministers Turn To Digital Technologies To Strengthen Food Systems And Rural Growth
Thursday, 27 August 2026, 7:16 am | APEC
Convening for the 11th APEC Food Security Ministerial Meeting in Hangzhou on Tuesday, ministers and senior representatives stressed that resilient food supply chains underpin the region's well-being and economic growth amid mounting disruptions. More >>
Officials Sharpen Tools To Tackle Corruption Laundered Through Crypto
Wednesday, 26 August 2026, 3:29 pm | APEC
Cryptocurrency has become an increasingly attractive tool for corrupt officials, criminals and bribery players with its ability to transfer across borders within seconds and its veil of anonymity. More >>
Behind Every Click, Call And Delivery: Making Services Trade Work
Wednesday, 26 August 2026, 8:22 am | APEC
The biggest obstacles to services trade are frequently found in domestic regulations, licensing systems, professional qualification requirements & data governance frameworks. More >>
APEC Food Security Ministers Issue Joint Statement
Wednesday, 26 August 2026, 7:19 am | APEC
The statement reflected consensus outcomes as ministers encourage economies to strengthen rural infrastructure, promote agri-food sector development and improve public services in rural areas. More >>
APEC Moves Cut Barriers For Fast-Growing Services Trade
Monday, 24 August 2026, 2:37 pm | APEC
“The full potential of digital services in terms of trade and investment will also not be realized if barriers still hinder data flows,” said Peter Ta-Lin Shih, Convenor of the APEC Group on Services. More >>
From Farm To Table, Technology Redraws The Future Of Food Across Asia-Pacific
Monday, 24 August 2026, 8:51 am | APEC
As populations across the Asia-Pacific age, economies highlighted how nutrition will carry even greater weight in how food security is defined. More >>
Pursuing Twin Goals Of Investment Facilitation And Quality In APEC
Monday, 24 August 2026, 8:48 am | APEC
Greenfield investment, which involves building new business operations from the ground up, reached USD 595 billion in the region. More >>
APEC Economies Turn To Biotechnology To Strengthen Food Security
Friday, 21 August 2026, 8:21 am | APEC
“Agricultural biotechnologies such as transgenics, gene-editing and synthetic biology have opened a new era of scientific and technological transformation,” said Li Xin Hai, Chair of the dialogue. More >>
APEC Officials Meet In Dalian To Advance Work On Region’s Economic Priorities
Tuesday, 18 August 2026, 4:42 pm | APEC
As the region faces more frequent extreme weather conditions, disaster preparedness and food security are also in focus to strengthen regional and economic resilience. More >>
Can APEC’s New Trade Policy Tool Help Design Better Measures?
Monday, 3 August 2026, 3:05 pm | APEC
As economies seek to address public priorities, Non-tariff measures (NTMs) have become increasingly important policy tools. Their use has expanded alongside more complex supply chains and higher regulatory expectations. More >>
Ministers Push To Close Gap Between Legal And Illegal Timber Trade
Friday, 31 July 2026, 3:52 pm | APEC
Illegal logging accounts for an estimated 15 to 30 percent of the global timber trade, costing the Asia-Pacific an estimated USD51 billion a year. More >>
2026 APEC Ministerial Meeting On Forestry
Friday, 31 July 2026, 3:50 pm | APEC
Reaffirming our aspiration to build an open, dynamic, resilient and peaceful Asia-Pacific community for the prosperity of all our people and future generations, as reflected in the APEC Putrajaya Vision 2040. More >>
AI’s Future Depends On The Accessibility Of Data: APEC Roundtable
Tuesday, 28 July 2026, 5:11 pm | APEC
Discussions underscored the importance of interoperable data governance in giving businesses more confidence to use and share data. More >>
