The APEC CEO Summit 2025 opened in South Korea, with global business and political leaders urging stronger multilateral cooperation and supply-chain resilience amid geopolitical and technological challenges. The Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry-hosted event gathered over 1,700 participants, including leaders from the US, South Korea, and OECD. President Lee Jae Myung pledged to prioritise coordination as APEC chair, calling supply-chain collaboration “the core of solida