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G-Dragon Named APEC Honorary Ambassador With Summit 100 Days Away

South Korea is leveraging G-Dragon’s global appeal to highlight APEC’s sustainable growth agenda

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This file photo, taken Feb. 24, 2025, shows the Gyeongju Hwabaek Convention Center, the main venue for the 2025 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit, due to be held in South Korea's southeastern city of Gyeongju on Oct. 31-Nov. 1. (Yonhap)
Prime Minister Kim Min-seok gives an interview to Yonhap News Agency at the government complex in Seoul on July 18, 2025. (Yonhap)
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung (C, back row) poses for a photo with leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) advanced countries and invited countries at the G7 summit venue in Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada, in this June 17, 2025, file photo. (Yonhap)

Overview

  • Foreign Ministry officials said G-Dragon will appear in promotional materials to convey APEC’s themes of connectivity and sustainability worldwide.
  • Official invitations have been dispatched to all 21 APEC economies, including Russia and Taiwan, while attendance by President Trump and President Xi remains unconfirmed.
  • Task force data show core venues in Gyeongju are only 30 to 50 percent complete, with a full finish targeted by mid-September.
  • Prime Minister Kim Min-sek said that if President Trump attends, it could pave the way for discussions on Korean Peninsula issues and even a trilateral meeting.
  • Kim has conducted on-site inspections and plans weekly reviews to ensure transport, lodging and media facilities are ready for the Oct. 31–Nov. 1 summit.