APEC

[ ey-pek ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation: an association that promotes economic growth and free trade among member states that border the Pacific Ocean.

APEC

/ ˈeɪpɛk /

Origin of APEC¹

First recorded in 1989

Even Xi chimed in on the debate the other day by saying that the blue in ‘APEC blue’ should remain permanent.

However, one thing is clear at APEC this year: nobody is having a good time.

This year APEC seemed to stand for: Asian People Exasperated with China.

Watch live video of her keynote speech at the APEC Women and the Economy Summit.

APEC says that the health sector is the largest of its 21-nation Pacific Rim economy.

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