Senior officials from the 21 APEC member economies are meeting in Lima to develop concrete measures covering trade, investment, digitalization and sustainable development that focus on delivering quality growth for people in the Asia-Pacific.

APEC officials renew their commitment to advance quality growth in Asia-Pacific by focusing on the social dimension of economic growth, as the first technical cluster of meetings get underway in Lima starting on 24 February to conclude on 8 March.

Despite limited understanding of multilateralism, the public recognizes the need for economic integration as essential to tackling global challenges effectively. That is according to the APEC Secretariat’s 2023 perception survey, Communicating the APEC Putrajaya Vision 2040, which highlights the public’s call for international cooperation to address global crises.

A new report of APEC’s structural reform efforts revealed that despite global challenges, APEC has made good progress in certain key focus areas as the region pursues sustainable and inclusive growth as well as economic resiliency.

A materials scientist developing new, sustainable two-dimensional (2D) films won this year’s APEC Science Prize for Innovation, Research and Education, known as ASPIRE. The announcement was made in Seattle on the margins of the Third APEC Senior Officials’ Meeting.

APEC member economies are exploring ways to harness the potential benefits of artificial intelligence (AI) while confronting its risks to the future of the economy and the workforce.

Sixteen young scientists from the 21 APEC member economies are advancing environmental resiliency and sustainability in the region and have been nominated for this year’s APEC Science Prize for Innovation, Research and Education (ASPIRE).

The China-Singapore Youth Development Forum, themed “Bringing Together and Empowering Youth to Promote Innovation and Development”, was held on July 10.

Suzhou Chunxing Precision Mechanical Co Ltd, a precision machining company, reported a year-on-year increase of 13% in exports in the first four months of this year.

Since the integration of education and sci-tech is essential for high-quality development, a good ecosystem has been established to advance this integration among vocational colleges by related departments and organizations

Inspired by the super adhesion of sea mussels in humid environments, researchers from Jiangnan University developed a kind of antibacterial hydrogel wound dressing with adhesive and antioxidant activity

The APEC region’s economic growth is expected to expand slightly to 3.1 percent in 2023, following a 2.6 percent moderation in 2022. Growth is expected to slow down to 2.8 percent in 2024 according to a new economic analysis published by the APEC Policy Support Unit (PSU).

Ten entrepreneurship projects from the United Kingdom competed in the roadshow in Suzhou on May 17. The event was part of the 2023 “Win in Suzhou, Win the Future” Venture Contest for International Entrepreneurs which consists of six legs in the country and five overseas along with 10 “Overseas Express” competitions.

An open letter signed by some of the biggest names in the tech world is attracting global attention and heated discussion about AI ethics.

In its latest moves to promote the use of AI in frontier sci-tech R&D, China has launched the deployment of a special project of AI for Science.

British Dr. Norman MacLeod is not only an outstanding paleontologist, but also an educator and an active communicator.

Digital technology has become a social necessity to ensure education as a basic human right. In recent years, this trend has motivated China to accelerate the digitalization of education to promote educational equity

Researchers from Tianjin University have developed an ultrafast high-temperature shock (HTS) strategy to synthesize cathode materials through a non-equilibrium reaction.

The socialist modernization won't be complete without agricultural and rural modernization, according to the outcomes of the annual central rural work conference, which was held from December 23 to 24, 2022 in Beijing.

At the 29th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders' Meeting, which was held in Thailand's capital Bangkok on November 18-19

Oxford Suzhou Centre for Advanced Research (OSCAR), Oxford’s first overseas physical science and engineering research arm that opened in Suzhou in 2018, recently hosted an open day.

Science is a global language not owned by any one culture or society.

Two-dimensional heterostructures are promising synaptic materials for photonic synapses. By using artificial photosensitive synapses, neuromorphic electronics s

"Today, the unbelievable speed of the knowledge evolution requires constant exchanges and cooperation.

As the first head of state received by China since the Beijing Olympic Winter Games in February, Indonesian President Joko Widodo's visit on July 25 to 26 attracted global attention.

When going shopping or paying bills, most Chinese have long ditched their wallets in favor of the convenience of what mobile phones offer.

The experiments conducted by spallation neutron sources may seem beyond the scope of ordinary people, but some of them could be relevant to public daily life.

China's central bank, the People's Bank of China (PBoC), said that it will guide financial institutions to step up targeted refinancing operations to sci-tech sectors as part of its efforts to support sci-tech innovation.

To address common challenges facing humanity, such as food security, energy security, health and climate change, global sci-tech cooperation is required.

The State Council Information Office held a press conference on February 25, at which Wang Zhigang, minister of science and technology, updated the media on China's progress in sci-tech innovation in 2021.

A list of China's top 10 advances in the field of agricultural science in 2021 was unveiled by the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS).

The APEC region’s economic growth is expected to have moderated for 2021, hurt in part by the emergence of new variants of COVID-19 as well as elevated in

“We need to rethink our approach and adopt a future growth model that creates a paradigm shift and addresses the inherent inequalities and imbalances that

Officials from China and Southeast Asia called for closer scientific and technological cooperation at the 10th Forum on China-ASEAN Technology Transfer and Collaborative Innovation

The leaders of the 21 APEC member economies concluded the 2021 APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting on Friday by adopting a declaration under the theme of Join,

China has contributed USD 1 million toward the establishment of a new APEC sub-fund on combating COVID-19 and economic recovery (CCER), aiming to support initia

Officials from APEC member economies finalized their work toward modernizing and improving the security and efficiency of business travel by launching the Virtu

New Zealand confirmed its APEC host year priorities with a focus on responding to the economic impacts of COVID-19, as its first APEC 2021 virtual meeting was concluded from Wellington today.

The leaders of the 21 APEC member economies issued the Kuala Lumpur Declaration following the first-ever virtual 27th APEC Economic Leaders’ Meetingchaired by Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin.

Malaysia as the host of APEC this year has announced that the 2020 APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting will take place on Friday, 20 November. This will be the first time economic leaders from APEC’s 21 member economies meet virtually.

A scientist specializing in the research of wetland biodiversity and nature’s contribution to people has won the APEC Science Prize for Innovation, Research and Education known as ASPIRE Prize in its 10-year anniversary.

Issued by the Policy Partnership on Science, Technology and InnovationTwelve young scientists across 21 APEC member economies are tackling biodiversity challeng

Twelve young scientists across 21 APEC member economies are tackling biodiversity challenges and they have been nominated for this year’s APEC Science Prize for Innovation, Research and Education, known as the ASPIRE Prize.

The impact of COVID-19 containment measures has brought more consumers online and subsequently urged firms, especially small businesses, to go digital, according to the latest policy brief by the APEC Policy Support Unit and The Asia Foundation.

During the COVID-19 pandemic the LSIF remains steadfast in our commitment to foster partnerships between government, industry, and academia aimed at enhancing the development of and access to the life sciences innovations that save and improve lives.

Issued by the APEC Policy Support UnitThe health and economic crisis brought by the COVID-19 pandemic has afflicted more than two million people globally, with

The health and economic crisis brought by the COVID-19 pandemic has afflicted more than two million people globally, with 40 percent coming from the APEC region, according to a new policy brief by the APEC Policy Support Unit.

Following the announcement by the World Health Organization (WHO) of the pandemic status of COVID-19, Malaysia, the host of APEC 2020, has announced the postponement of the upcoming Second Senior Officials’ Meeting, the 2020 APEC Tourism Ministerial Meeting, and the 2020 APEC Ministers Responsible for Trade Meeting, which were scheduled for April this year.

The current volatility and uncertainty of the international trade environment requires APEC to be dynamic, said Dato’ Sri Norazman Ayob, Deputy Secretary General of Industry of Malaysia’s Ministry of International Trade and Industry.

APEC’s 21 member economies will finalize in 2020 a new vision for the forum’s next phase, said the APEC Secretariat’s Executive Director Dr Re

Science, technology and innovation officials from APEC member economies have selected the cutting edge new carbon material researcher Dr. Yanwu Zhu of China as the winner of the 2017 APEC Science Prize for Innovation, Research, and Education.

APEC is on the lookout for young researchers in the Asia-Pacific who are developing technologically advanced materials that stand to radically boost next generation manufacturing and people’s quality of life across the region.

Science, technology and innovation officials from the 21 APEC member economies have named cutting-edge food safety researcher Dr Hua Kuang of China the Asia-Pacific’s leading young innovator.

The innovations of 12 young scientists from across the Asia-Pacific are sowing the seeds for a new era of agricultural sustainability vital to ensuring food security in the world’s most populous region as demand and climate change threats rise.

The 21 APEC member economies are on the lookout for next generation innovators whose collaborative research in the Asia-Pacific is breaking new ground in efforts to feed the region’s three billion people and support healthy, productive work forces needed to drive sustainable growth in the face of climate change.

The stage now is not one of prying open the door. It is the stage where scientists are being given a seat at the table. In other words, what policymakers are saying is “show us the way.”

Malaysia Prime Minister Dato’ Sri Najib Tun Razak described the urgent need for greater scientific cooperation in the Asia-Pacific to mitigate emerging cross-border threats and move towards greater sustainable, inclusive development in remarks opening a two-day meeting of Chief Science Advisors from APEC member economies in Kuala Lumpur.

Science and technology officials from APEC member economies have launched a new stakeholder engagement initiative to promote mainstream acceptance and uptake of industry breakthroughs across the Asia-Pacific.

APEC, the world’s leading economic growth engine and most natural disaster prone region, is on the lookout for a young scientist whose collaborative research in the Asia-Pacific stands to revolutionize efforts to protect lives, livelihoods and the future of the global economy against the increasing threat posed by climate change.

We are the first research team to develop a mathematical technique called Stochastic Cell Transmission Modelling (SCTM) to create a real-time, intelligent traffic-management systems that works.

Policy Partnership on Science, Technology and Innovation (PPSTI) - ASPIRE Award Ceremony