Monday, September 29, 2025 Issues

Roleplayers for the 32nd PECC General Meeting - Group Photo ( Photo Credits: KOPEC/KIEP ) The 32nd PECC General Meeting, co-hosted by the Korea Institute for International Economic Policy (KIEP) and the Federation of Korean Industries (FKI), was held on August 12, 2025. The meeting, themed "Reimagining Asia-Pacific Cooperation: Trade, AI, and Demographics in a Shifting Global Landscape", provided valuable insights and fostered discussions on a range of economic, social, and policy challenges. The conference commenced with Opening Remarks from Dr. Siwook Lee, Co-Chair, KOPEC and President of KIEP. He emphasized PECC’s long history of bringing together government, business, and academic sectors to foster regional economic cooperation. He also noted that PECC is APEC’s sole non-governmental...

The Canadian National Committee for Pacific Economic Cooperation (CANCPEC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Amb. Jonathan T. Fried to succeed Amb. Donald W. Campbell as Chair of CANCPEC, effective June 1, 2025. Amb. Campbell has served as Chair of CANCPEC since 2011 and was concurrently...

On October 24th, the 2024 Global Ocean Development Forum was held in Qingdao, China. Amb. Zhan Yongxin, Co-Chair of PECC and Chair of CNCPEC attended "East Asia Maritime Cooperation Platform Qingdao Dialogue" of the forum and delivered a speech. Amb. Zhan was also interviewed by Shandong People's...

Mr Arjuna Nadaraja succeeds Mr Christopher Langman as the Chair of the Australian PECC committee (AUSPECC). Mr Arjuna recently retired after an extensive career as an Australian trade official with deep experience on regional economic issues, including services trade negotiations, services...

Dr Mark Borthwick, former Executive Director of the US PECC committee passed away on 14 July 2024. He was one of the founders and stalwarts of PECC. Through the years Mark led projects on Direct Investment and Technology (1983) and Foreign Investment (1985). On the fifteenth anniversary of PECC,...

Dr. Nguyen Hung Son succeeds Dr. Vo Tri Thanh as the Chair of the Viet Nam National Committee for Pacific Economic Cooperation (VNCPEC). Dr. Nguyen is also the Vice President of the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam in charge of research. He oversees the two research institutes of the academy, i.e....

On November 22nd to 23rd, Amb. Zhan Yongxin, Chair, China National Committee for Pacific Economic Cooperation, attended the China·Tianjin Forum for Business Cooperation and Development, and the opening ceremony of the 2023 China (Tianjin) International Trade and Investment Fair, and PECC Expo....