APEC
US and Chinese presidents seem to calm tensions at summit
The US and Chinese presidents looked to have made progress in calming tensions at a summit on the sidelines of the APEC summit in San Francisco today. President Biden and Xi-Jinping met for the first… Audio
Jonathan Haidt: Social media model 'is breaking the world'
Named one of the world's top thinkers by both Prospect and Foreign Policy magazines, American social psychologist Professor Jonathan Haidt will feature as the keynote speaker at next month's APEC CEO… Audio
APEC finance meeting reflects region's delicate lean forward
APEC finance ministers have agreed to use all available policy tools to address recovery from Covid-19 and support equitable access to the Covid-19 vaccine.
Fifty years since the birth of the barcode
In 1971, leaders from the biggest names in commerce put their differences aside and came together to transform the global economy by introducing the barcode.Dr Peter Stevens joins the show to look… Audio
Rachel Taulelei: using trade as a tool to combat Covid-19
Rachel Taulelei is a strong advocate for the unrestricted trade of vaccines and essential medical supplies, as barriers around the import and export of vaccines has been a key issue preventing… Audio
Priming the primary sector: Rachel Taulelei
Rachel Taulelei (Ngāti Raukawa ki te Tonga, Ngāti Rarua, Ngāti Koata) is the CEO of Kono, a family-owned Maori food and beverage producer and exporter. A seafood aficionado, her business Yellow Brick… Audio
"He was yelling at me down the phone."
APEC 1999; the unlikely story of how a free trade talkfest helped save a nation from destruction. Produced by Justin Gregory. Audio
APEC PNG aftermath & Vanuatu volcano evacuees
Pacific correspondent Koro Vaka'uta looks at the fallout from the APEC summit in Papua New Guinea, including the damage caused by PNG security forces during a rampage through parliament over unpaid… Audio
Prominent PNG journalist reinstated following suspension
Scott Waide, who was suspended after asking questions about Jacinda Ardern at the recent APEC meeting, has returned to work. Audio
Pacific leaders more questioning of Chinese influence
Chinese President Xi Jinping's face was pasted on billboards ahead of last weekend's APEC summit in Papua New Guinea, but the ABC's Michael Walsh asks how he ended up being upstaged.
Mediawatch Midweek 21 November 2018
Mediawatch Midweek is our weekly catch-up with Lately. This week Colin chats to Karyn about why the Irish are our rugby frenemies; how Beyonce stumped a radio host, the death of Radio Live, radio for… Video, Audio
Mediawatch Midweek 21 November 2018
Mediawatch Midweek is our weekly catch-up with Lately. This week Colin chats to Karyn about why the Irish are our rugby frenemies; how Beyonce stumped a radio host, the death of Radio Live, radio for…
Video, AudioHelen Clark: US, China tensions ‘like an economic cold war’
Former Prime Minister Helen Clark says the South Pacific has become the meat in the sandwich of an economic cold war. Her comments come after a fruitless APEC summit that ended without a… Video, Audio
APEC ends in flurry of announcements
The Asia-Pacific leaders summit has ended in Papua New Guinea with a flurry of aid and development announcements. Audio
Spark's 5G target, APEC & ASEAN
Business commentator Rod Oram discusses Spark setting a target date for starting its 5G mobile network.
Also, the APEC and ASEAN summits are stark examples of the fast growing tensions between US and… Audio
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 20 November 2018
French Polynesia's president admits to lying about French nuclear tests being clean; APEC summit in PNG dominated by US China jousting; Fiji's Bainimarama wins another four years in power, while… Audio
APEC fails to issue communique for the first time in 25 years
Trade tensions between the United States and China have been laid bare as the two countries went head to head at the APEC meeting held in Papua New Guinea over the weekend. Audio
APEC: nothing to see here
Nothing much came out of APEC in Papua New Guinea and it was the first time a joint communique wasn't delivered at the end of the annual meeting since the first summit in 1989. meanwhile the New… Audio
Dateline Pacific evening edition for 19 November 2018
Geopolitical face-off dominates the APEC leaders summit in PNG; Fiji's Bainimarama wins another four years, Fiji coup leaders must step away from politics says Rabuka; Much of the island of Saipan in… Audio
APEC summit in PNG dominated by US China jousting
Papua New Guinea's biggest ever international event was dominated by friction between the US and China. The weekend's APEC meeting in PNG's capital Port Moresby ended in controversy, with leaders… Audio
