Chinese President Xi Jinping prepares to showcase China’s growing tech prowess as Shenzhen hosts this year’s APEC summit, where world leaders will gather alongside a CEO summit according to Nikkei Asia.
Discussions on the fallout from the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran will figure heavily among the attendees.
Heads of economies from across the region, alongside Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump, are expected in Shenzhen for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum. Discussions on the sidelines will command major attention, featuring a possible U.S.-China-Russia trilateral as well as the year’s third summit between Trump and Xi.
Concurrently, the Indonesian central bank will make its next monetary policy decision. The rupiah faces renewed pressure after recently hitting a record low, while the country grapples with a bleak economic outlook and political turmoil.
In other diplomatic developments across the region, top diplomats and global leaders gather in Manila for the ASEAN Summit, where the bloc’s diplomatic influence will face scrutiny regarding various flashpoints, including regional commerce and maritime security.
A meeting of the Quad security alliance—comprising Australia, Japan, India, and the U.S.—is scheduled on the sidelines, together with a specialized U.S.-ASEAN conference designed to reset relations. Plenary sessions will feature addresses from Canada’s Mark Carney, Brazil’s Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, and heads of the International Monetary Fund before participants shift their focus to East Asia and ASEAN+3 gatherings.
Marking its 150th anniversary, Nikkei is organizing a three-day special program titled "Dialogues on the Future," which will showcase prominent corporate figures such as Tadashi Yanai, CEO of Fast Retailing, Kai-Fu Lee, CEO of 01.AI, and Masayoshi Son, CEO of SoftBank Group.
Meanwhile, industry leaders, investors, and policymakers gather in Singapore for the Singapore FinTech Festival, organized annually by the Monetary Authority of Singapore to showcase digital banking, AI, blockchain technology, and sustainable finance.