Industry Minister Kim Jung-kwan attends the South Korea-U.S. business roundtable event held in the southeastern city of Gyeongju on Oct. 29, 2025, on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation CEO Summit. (Pool photo)

South Korea announced they’ve reached an agreement on details of the trade deal with the U.S., following the bilateral meeting between President Lee and President Trump.

Leaders from 21 Pacific Rim economies will gather this week in Gyeongju, South Korea, for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, or APEC, forum. Meetings began Monday and will run through Saturday, though talks are expected to be overshadowed by U.

FM talks GYEONGJU, South Korea, Oct. 29 (Yonhap) -- The top diplomats of South Korea, the United States and Japan had a trilateral meeting on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) gathering Wednesday,

Kim Namjoon also mentioned many other important points in his speech. As an artist, BTS' RM urged the guests at the APEC CEO Summit to help creators and artists around them. He requested them to offer financial help to emerging artists so that their creativity can bloom. He added that this will eventually lead to the growth of culture and economy.

The authorities have been scrambling to accommodate this year’s Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum at Gyeongju, which is known for tombs, temples and pagodas.

North Korea said Wednesday it has fired sea-to-surface cruise missiles into its western waters, in another display of its growing military capabilities as U.S. President Donald Trump travels to South Korea for a regional summit.

CEO Jensen Huang on Wednesday. Trump is on a visit to Japan and South Korea, where he will meet global leaders and industry chiefs at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, or APEC, events in Gyeongju,