Thai police use rubber bullets to disperse protests over APEC Summit
BANGKOK, Nov 18 — Thai police on Friday fired rubber bullets to disperse a protest against the APEC Summit in Bangkok, a police official in...
World leaders arrive in Bangkok ahead of APEC Summit
BANGKOK, Nov 17 — World leaders have started arriving in Thailand on Thursday, ahead of the 29th APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting (AELM) in Bangkok where...
APEC should rise above differences amid challenges — Thai DPMs
BANGKOK, Nov 17 — The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) economies should rise above differences to give hope amid increasing inflation, rising food and energy prices,...
Apec ramping up efforts to tackle travel uncertainties
BANGKOK, Nov 16 — The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) member economies are ramping up efforts to revitalise cross-border travel by tackling the lingering uncertainties faced...
Thai police arrest over 60,000 in major crackdown ahead of Apec meet
BANGKOK, Nov 8 — Thai police have arrested more than 60,000 individuals in a nationwide firearms and drugs crackdown leading up to the Asia-Pacific Economic...
Post-Covid-19 economic recovery, green economy model among highlights in upcoming Apec summit
BANGKOK, Aug 8 — The post-Covid-19 economic recovery and Bio-Circular-Green (BCG) Economy Model will be among the topics to be highlighted in the upcoming Apec...
US to host 2023 Apec
BANGKOK, Feb 10 — The United States to host the 2023 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) forum, announced Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan o-cha in a...
Malaysia proposes mechanism for regional travel
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 12 — Malaysia has proposed for the development of an “appropriate regulatory coherent mechanism to facilitate safe, convenient and seamless travel at...
Apec economies expected to grow 6 pct this year, settle at 4.9 pct in 2022 — ARTA report
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 8 — The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) region is expected to grow by six per cent in 2021 and settle at 4.9...
Apec ministers pledge to expedite transit of Covid-19 vaccines, related goods
MELBOURNE/WASHINGTON, June 6 — Ministers from the Asia-Pacific trade group Apec on Saturday agreed to review trade barriers and expedite the cross-border transit of Covid-19...
Apec forecast 5.7 pct economic growth this year with uneven recovery
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 4 — The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) is forecasting the region’s economy to expand by 5.7 per cent this year and 4.1...
Malaysia remains steadfast in championing regional trade
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 24 — The year 2020 is supposed to be an ambitious year for regional trade pacts. However, progress has been hampered as...