A motorcyclist seen riding past the APEC 2022 register Bangkok. The Apec 2022 summit will happen on the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center in Bangkok from November 18-19,2022.
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Officials from 21 Asia-Pacific economies are gathering in Bangkok because the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation ministerial meeting kicks off Thursday.
Attendees for the group’s first in-person summit in 4 years includes Chinese President Xi Jinping, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.
Many leaders also attended the Group of 20 summit in Bali, Indonesia, earlier this week, where topics on the table included Russia’s war on Ukraine, energy and food security issues in addition to supply chain disruptions.
Thursday’s meeting is a component of every week of events, during which officials are expected to debate the trade, supply chain for essential goods and vaccines, resuming travel, economic structural reform and promoting indigenous economy.
There’s also a CEO summit, which runs from Wednesday to Friday, in addition to an economic leaders meeting on Friday and Saturday.