The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy met trade ministers, decision makers and companies from the United States, India and three other nations in San Francisco to strengthen economic ties and promote Korea s global initiatives, according to the government, Thursday.
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New Zealand Prime Minister-elect Christopher Luxon will not attend APEC in San Francisco and instead the country's caretaker trade minister will represent the country, the political parties confirmed on Tuesday. A spokesperson for the caretaker government said Damien O'Connor, who remains the country's trade minister until a new government is sworn in, will attend the APEC meeting on behalf of the government this week. The conservative National Party won the largest share of votes in the Oct. 14 general election but needs the support of both right-wing ACT New Zealand and the populist New Zealand First Parties to form a majority government.
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Arriving in Wellington, Act leader David Seymour said he was hopeful the parties could resolve sticking points around tax and spending this week, but nobod