APEC summit to be held online Dec. 4 due to virus pandemic

The annual summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum will be held online Dec. 4 due to the coronavirus pandemic, an Asian diplomatic source said Friday.The APEC summit was originally scheduled to be held Nov. 12. But, Malaysia, the current chair of the regional forum, has decided to postpone it by about three weeks and hold it virtually, according to the source.The source added that the leaders of the 21 member economies are expected to hold their meetings either during midday hours or in the evening Kuala Lumpur time.Malaysia is expected to formally announce the date soon.The h…READ FULL ARTICLE