Czech news crew robbed at gunpoint after landing in San Francisco to cover Biden’s APEC summit The pair lost $18,000 worth of equiptment and footage from a day wandering San Francisco The Independent UK · Nov 15, 2023
Biden and Xi greet each other with a warm handshake on the sidelines of APEC. Follow live updates The lush estate where U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping are meeting may look familiar to 1980s television fans or movie buffs fond of Michael Douglas The Independent UK · Nov 15, 2023
‘Planet Earth is big enough for two’: Biden and Xi meet for first time in a year US and Chinese presidents meet in San Francisco to discuss the economy, climate, military relations and Taiwan The Guardian - US · Nov 15, 2023
Will Xi and Biden mend US-China relations at the APEC summit? Xi aims to revive investments in sluggish Chinese economy while Biden looks to keep temperatures ‘low’ in Asia-Pacific. Al Jazeera · Nov 15, 2023
Taiwan's participation at APEC forum offers a rare chance to break China's bonds Taiwan will take part in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in San Francisco this week, a rare opportunity for the self-governing island democracy of 23 million people and its high-tech economy to break the diplomatic embargo on it imposed by authoritarian China The Independent UK · Nov 15, 2023
Xi-Biden meeting highlights trade ties between China and US As Chinese President Xi Jinping lands in San Francisco to attend the APEC summit and meet with his US counterpart Joe Biden, we take a look at the economic relationship between the two countries. In spite of tensions leading to trade restrictions and counter-measures, the two nations' trade was still… France 24 · Nov 15, 2023
Peter Dutton accused of ‘weaponising antisemitism’ during fiery debate in parliament The opposition leader and Anthony Albanese locked horns over immigration detention, the Israel-Hamas war and Apec during a heated question time The Guardian - AU · Nov 15, 2023
China’s Xi Jinping arrives in US ahead of summit with Joe Biden Xi is on his first visit to the US in six years as Washington looks to cool tensions with Beijing. Al Jazeera · Nov 15, 2023
Lush, private Northern California estate is site for Xi-Biden meeting U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping will hold their long anticipated meeting at Filoli, a historic country house and museum with lavish gardens just south of San Francisco The Independent UK · Nov 14, 2023
San Francisco's APEC Cleanup Hasn't 'Fixed' Its Homelessness Problem No amount of encampment sweeps and pressure-washing sidewalks is going to solve the problem of thousands of people living on the streets. Reason · Nov 14, 2023
It's no AI hallucination. San Francisco streets are suddenly clean. As world leaders arrived in America's AI capital for the APEC conference, the grimy streets of San Francisco had been magically transformed. Fortune · Nov 14, 2023
Climate, trade on agenda for Albanese at APEC summit Anthony Albanese is heading to the United States for the APEC summit where all eyes will be on a highly anticipated meeting between Joe Biden and Xi Jinping. AAP · Nov 14, 2023
Next New Zealand leader Luxon misses out on APEC Incoming New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Luxon has missed out on attending APEC as government formation talks drag on. AAP · Nov 14, 2023
Indonesian President Joko Widodo urges Biden to help end Gaza ‘atrocities’ Widodo calls for a ceasefire ‘for the sake of humanity’ as he sits down with US president at the White House. Al Jazeera · Nov 14, 2023
The Independent UK · Nov 14, 2023 South Korea's Yoon will warn APEC leaders about the risks of a Russia-North Korea arms deal South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol says he will discuss international response to the purported North Korean-Russian weapons deal during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in San Francisco this week
The Guardian - AU · Nov 14, 2023 Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 629 Ukrainian forces secure foothold on east bank of Dnipro River; Russia increasing use of kamikaze drones
The Guardian - AU · Nov 13, 2023 Three people killed in Russian shelling of Kherson, says Ukraine – as it happened Six people injured during attack on southern Ukrainian city, says local governor
The Guardian - AU · Nov 13, 2023 Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 628 Pro-Ukraine fighters in Russia ‘kill colonel of security service’; Russian forces try to regain Bakhmut territory; battle for Avdiivka eases temporarily
The Guardian - AU · Nov 13, 2023 Xi-Biden meeting overshadowed by conflicts in Ukraine and Israel – and US stance on Taiwan Chinese and US presidents meeting amid a deteriorating geopolitical climate, with the countries on opposing sides of two major conflicts
AAP · Nov 12, 2023 Incoming PM defends pace of New Zealand coalition talks Incoming New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Luxon says he is "not selecting a flatmate", defending the slow pace of his government coalition negotiations.
Caixin Global · Nov 11, 2023 Xi, Biden to Meet on Sidelines of APEC Summit in San Francisco The two heads of state are expected to discuss a range of topics including continued importance of maintaining open lines of communication
The Conversation · Nov 10, 2023 Joe Biden to meet with Xi Jinping – what a good result looks like for the US president US president, Joe Biden, is expected to meet China’s leader, Xi Jinping, in San Francisco as part of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) conference on Wednesday November 15.
The Independent UK · Nov 10, 2023 San Francisco bidding to reverse image of a city in decline as host of APEC trade summit World leaders, CEOS, protesters and thousands of others will soon descend on San Francisco for a high-profile trade summit that could give the battered city a chance to reverse its image as a powerhouse in decline
The Independent UK · Nov 9, 2023 The US and Chinese finance ministers are opening talks to lay the groundwork for a Biden-Xi meeting Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and her Chinese counterpart are meeting in San Francisco to open two days of talks aimed at making progress on a slew of economic issues at a time when competition has markedly intensified between the two countries
AAP · Nov 2, 2023 NZ PM Luxon unlikely for Pacific Islands Forum Incoming New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Luxon says he won't be able to form a government in time to attend next week's Pacific Islands Forum.