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.

New Zealand businesses are planning a "fighting fund" for a pro-TPP campaign once a deal is finished and in the public arena, Prime Minister John Key was told.

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.

President Barack Obama emerged from a meeting of leaders involved in the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations, including Prime Minister John Key, adamant the deal would be done.

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.

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.

Herald political columnist John Armstrong reports from Apec, where Prime Minister John Key has warned of the possibility of imminent "currency wars" if trade imbalances are not dealt with.