South Korea's president faces high-stakes diplomacy at APEC summit The Independent By:Hyung-Jin Kim and Kim Tong-Hyung 28 October 2025 at 08:02 South Korea’s new president is hosting the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, bringing together leaders from 20 countries, including the United States and China, whose leaders are set to hold a high-stakes meeting on the sidelines © Copyright 2019 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.