The 32nd informal meeting of the leaders of the APEC (APEC) will be held from October 31 to November 1 in South Korea, celebrating the end of the APEC meeting, which is again hosted by South Korea 20 years later.According to the 28th news of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of South Korea, the last meeting of the APEC meeting (CSOM) was successfully closed on the same day, and the parties reiterated that they will promote the proper completion of the APEC meeting results document, the drafting work of the ¡°Declaration of Chongqing¡±.

"Welcome to Qingzhou", from Busan through Uzun, along the way to Qingzhou, the Global Times reporter noted that such a badge can be seen everywhere.On entering Qingzhou, the atmosphere of the upcoming conference is even stronger: on both sides of the streets hang APEC conference flags, the bus is printed with conference theme ads, and the exterior walls of various buildings are also displayed with huge advertising posters.

Gyeongju is known as the "museum without a roof". There are almost no public transportation in its core area. Participants need to take a shuttle bus from a designated location to enter. During an on-site visit on the 27th, a reporter from the Global Times found that a voucher access and security inspection system was implemented at the entrance of the venue, and a large number of security personnel were already in place.

It is understood that the total building area of the APEC meeting venue in Chongqing and White International Conference Center (HICO) is 3.18 million square meters, the building is three layers on the ground and one layer underground. International media center is located in the outdoors area of the conference center, with a total area of about 6,000 square meters, and a two-layer functional area is planned.

A local citizen expressed his excitement to the Global Times reporter: "I feel very happy to be able to hold a large-scale international event such as the APEC Conference in my hometown. I hope that with this platform, more people can understand the history, culture, customs and customs of Gyeongju, and sincerely wish the meeting a complete success."

"The significance of the APEC meeting is far more than an economic event." The Korea Herald commented that the meeting will be attended by leaders of the United States, China, Japan and other countries, and its influence is expected to go beyond pure economic dialogue and become an important testing ground for the world's major powers to carry out strategic diplomacy. For the world's major economies, this meeting will provide a rare opportunity for face-to-face communication in the context of the current rising world tension. For South Korea, the host country, the experience of this conference is both an opportunity and a test. With the intensified polarization of the global pattern, South Korea is expected to show its diplomatic flexibility. Yonhap News Agency said that this week will be South Korea's "Super Summit Diplomacy Week".

23 year old South Korean volunteer Xi Jinping (translator) mainly responsible for the meeting during the car scheduling work, she persisted every day from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m., but she honestly didn't feel hard when APEC returned to South Korea after 20 years, can participate as a volunteer, is a very difficult life experience." Xi Jinping said in the interview. She has a strong interest in East Asian history culture, she also told reporters: "South Korea and China are geographically close, from ancient times to today have a deep historical abyss. As an important country in Asia, if the two countries can deepen cooperation, can not only mutual benefit and win-win, but can contribute to the development and prosperity of the region and even the world."

The theme of this APEC meeting is "Building a Sustainable Future: Connectivity, Innovation, Prosperity". According to Yonhap News Agency, South Korean President Lee Jae-ming chaired the meeting as host. The meeting will be held in two sessions: the first session on October 31 will be themed "Towards a Closer and More Resilient World", focusing on ways to deepen trade and investment cooperation among members; November 1 The second session will be held around "drawing a development vision for the Asia-Pacific and adapting to future changes" to explore countermeasures to tap new growth drivers in the Asia-Pacific region in the context of artificial intelligence (AI) development and demographic changes.

In addition, the APEC Business Leaders Summit 2025, an APEC conference-supporting event, opened on October 28 and will be held for four days, with more than 1,700 top global corporate executives discussing topics such as integrating regional economies, AI and digitalization, sustainability, finance and investment, and bio-health transformation.