On August 22, 2017, in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, the APEC Electronic-Commerce Steering Group’s Data Privacy Subgroup (DPS) held its meeting with the European Commission (the Commission) to discuss issues related to personal data protection regimes and the facilitation of global data flows.The DPS and the Commission exchanged information on the APEC Cross...
Published DateJanuary 2026Type of PublicationProceedingsPublication UnderEconomic Committee (EC)Accessed199Pages36Download publicationDownloadDescriptionThis is a Summary Report of the Workshop on Use of International Instruments to Legally Enable End-to-End Digitalization of Trade conducted on 9 August 2025 in Incheon, Republic of Korea, during SOM3 of AP...
Published DateJanuary 2026Type of PublicationReportsPublication UnderAPEC Secretariat, APEC Policy Support UnitAccessed145Pages92Download publicationDownloadDescriptionA number of economies in the world have established mechanisms which are designed to address grievances and complaints of foreign investors at an early stage to prevent and mitigate the risk...
Electrification, data-center expansion and shifts in transport are reshaping energy demand across APEC economies, with electricity consumption projected to rise by up to 96 percent by 2060, according to the ninth edition of the APEC Energy Demand and Supply Outlook, launched in Tokyo last week.The report, updated every three years, projects electricit...
Chinese Taipei has contributed USD 650,000 in voluntary funding to support APEC initiatives aimed at enhancing regional human security, promoting women’s economic empowerment and reinforcing evidence-based policymaking across the Asia-Pacific region.The contribution was confirmed in a memorandum of understanding signed by Jonathan Chien-Yuan Sun, Chinese ...
Senior officials from APEC economies convened in Shenzhen, a modern southern coastal city of China, to lay the groundwork for the forum’s agenda for next year. China, the host of APEC 2026, introduced its theme, Building an Asia-Pacific Community to Prosper Together.Opening the meeting, Deputy Foreign Minister of China Ma Zhaoxu underscored the urgen...
Strengthen Women’s Health through Innovative FinancingAPEC Health Working GroupSingapore | 28 November 2025APEC economies are stepping up efforts to close the women’s health financing gap through stronger cross-sector collaboration, following the APEC Smart Families Workshop on Innovative Financing for Women’s Health held recently in Incheon.T...
2025 CTI Annual Report to MinistersPublished DateNovember 2025Type of PublicationReportsPublication UnderCommittee on Trade and Investment (CTI)Accessed9Pages53Download publicationDownloadDescriptionThe 2025 CTI Annual Report to Ministers highlights the CTI and sub-fora's progress and achievements, including in support of Republic of Korea’s theme Bui...
2025 APEC Leaders’ Gyeongju Declaration1. We, the Economic Leaders of APEC, met in Gyeongju, Republic of Korea, from October 31 to November 1, 2025. This year, under the APEC theme “Building a Sustainable Tomorrow,” we have advanced our shared objectives through three priorities — Connect, Innovate, Prosper — during our meetings across the Korean citi...
APEC ministers issued a joint statement following the conclusion of their meeting in Gyeongju, co-chaired by Cho Hyun, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Yeo Han-Koo, Minister for Trade of the Republic of Korea.Ministers reaffirmed their commitment to the Putrajaya Vision 2040 and underscored efforts to strengthen regional connectivity through promoting...
