Steve Braunias: Secret Diary of the Apec leaders
Obama: John Keys. He's the Prime Minister of New Zealand.Turnbull: Well, I suppose someone has to.
Obama: John Keys. He's the Prime Minister of New Zealand.Turnbull: Well, I suppose someone has to.
It wasn't quite a 'shirtfront' but Tony Abbott has confronted Vladimir Putin over Russia's role in the downing of flight MH17, calling for an apology and compensation.
PM John Key talked business yesterday over lunch with Chinese president Xi Jinping and dinner last night with Barack Obama.
Apec shirts mocked for their similarity to Star Trek uniforms, but there's no shirtfronting as Tony Abbott and Vladimir Putin pose for a portrait.
It’s not clear whether it’s the power of money that attracts John Key to Beijing or the power of power. But both are in plentiful supply here during the Apec summit.
The diversity of the countries within the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation bloc has meant it has stayed on the backburner. Until now, that is.
John Key defended New Zealand's "100 per cent pure New Zealand" tourism campaign in a speech to a tourism conference in Bali focusing on sustainable development.
The absence of US President Barack Obama from the Apec leaders summit leaves a gaping hole, and a lot of disappointment, if not misery, writes Audrey Young.
Better to have patience and aim for a comprehensive trade pact, PM says.
John Key met President Xi of China last night - and the PM says the fact he was so well briefed on the Fonterra food scare shows how seriously China took it.
When Caroline Kennedy appeared at a United States' Senate confirmation hearing, it was no surprise the Trans Pacific Partnership negotiations was raised.
Clear cut results are thin on the ground but Prime Minister John Key said today he was happy with this year's Apec economic meeting in Vladivostok, Russia.
The TPP was the only game in town during the APEC summit. That put John Key right in the thick of it.
NZ has secured a commitment from other countries negotiating a Pacific-wide free-trade deal that the final pact will be 'high-standard'.
New Zealand has scored a major trade coup in talks with Russia.