By Jihoon Lee and Ju-min Park SEOUL (Reuters) -After weeks of frantic negotiations, South Korea's hopes of a breakthrough on U.S. tariffs ahead of this week's Asia-Pacific leaders' meeting are fading,

Trump's Asia tour focuses on strengthening ties with Japan and South Korea amid regional tensions. Key meetings planned with allies on trade and security cooperation.

- APEC, which was founded in 1989, has 21 members that represent more than 50% of global GDP and are home to some 2.7 billion people, or 40% of the world's population. China, Russia and the U.S. are three of the group's largest members. The APEC region generated 70% of the world's economic growth during its first 10 years of existence.

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim will depart for South Korea on Thursday (Oct 30) to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) Economic Leaders' Meeting.

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung sits down with U.S. President Donald Trump for the second time in two months on Wednesday, with crucial trade and security issues that could chart the future of their 72-year alliance at stake.

South Korea's unification minister Chung Dong-young urges President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to meet during Trump's trip to Asia.

AESMED Co., Ltd., a leading hair loss treatment company in South Korea, announced its participation in Cosmoprof Asia Hong Kong 2025, the largest B2B international beauty trade fair in Asia, to be held from November 12–14,

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is expected to hold her first face-to-face meeting with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Thursday, Japan’s Kyodo news agency reported, citing a diplomatic source. Takaichi will travel to South Korea later this week to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, it said.

President Donald Trump said he is open to meeting North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un during his trip to Asia, claiming they previously got along "very well."