The first meeting of China hosting APEC (in 2026) will be held next month in Shenzhen and it is the Informal Senior Officials’ Meeting (ISOM) on 11 December through 12 December 2025 www.apec.org

The final countdown is on until the APEC Leaders Summit in Gyeongju, South Korea next week. You can follow my coverage of APEC Leaders Summit on Discord through my Linktree page at www.linktr.ee/brendenhiski....

This week, there will be several meetings in South Korea in the lead up to the APEC Leaders' Summit towards the end of the month (and be afraid, it will be happening on Halloween). And, much like yesterday, I have provided the line up of this week's APEC meetings in South Korea.

A reminder that the final countdown to the APEC Leaders' Summit is on with several meetings in the next couple of weeks, with the Leaders' Summit at the end of October 2025. For those who are following APEC, here are the upcoming meetings schedule

I have been very quiet on the G20 which is being hosted by South Africa, in which the Leaders Summit will be held next month in Johannesburg. You can access the G20 website at www.g20.org. But there are a few meetings this week, which is below.

The Nobel Prize for Chemistry has been awarded for the development of metal-organic frameworks.

The Nobel Prize in Physics has just been announced. This year marks 100 years since the discovery of quantum tunnelling, which was explained by the Committee.

In this chart I found on Facebook, in 2000, most of the world traded with the United States of America. In 2024, most of the world traded with the People's Republic of China. And despite the deterioration of its relationship with Beijing, most of Australia's trade in 2024 was with China.

Last month, there were issues in regards to parcels being delivered to the United States. Well, today, Australia Post has temporarily suspended the sending of parcels to Canada due to industrial action. Not sure if this is happening to other countries, but hopefully there will be a resolution soon.

This has just appeared on my Facebook feed (and I have shared it), but here is a map of Australia that has the three most popular Languages other than English in each and every Australian state and territory. In many states, Japanese is among the top three languages taught in schools.

Australia has secured all three points against China PR at Hangzhou Sports Park Stadium, winning 2-0. Australia is now in second on 13 points in Group C in the Third Round of World Cup Qualifiers in Asia, three points clear of Saudi Arabia. Australia next plays Japan at Perth Stadium in June.

In the game at Saitama Stadium, Japan and Saudi Arabia had played out a 0-0 draw. Japan is on 20 points and Saudi Arabia is on 10 points in Group C in the Third Round of World Cup Qualifiers in Asia.

Statistics (from Google)

We are expecting a decision on whether or not South Korean President Han Duck-soo is impeached tomorrow, but it has reminded me of the first response I received here on BlueSky on this very subject last year from someone who was obviously pro-Trump. Does any of my followers remember this individual?

It is now that time of year in which people show off what they read in 2024. Here is a photo of the five books that I completed reading in 2024...in no particular order (taken on my tablet). I promise to read more in the course of 2025.

A unrelated post. Recently, a message has been appearing on the various socials (such as YouTube) that is in a language other than English. Do anyone know what the following message is?

Thank you for your help in this regards.

If you haven't heard, Elon Musk is bribing people with US$1 million if they sign a petition for Trump. If you start following me on any socials, you get NOTHING but actual content on what is happening in the world, or a limited edition Itchy & Scratchy Cel that I guarantee will go up in value.

A reminder to followers in New South Wales, Australian Capital Territory, Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia that Daylight Savings begins tomorrow morning at 0200 local time. Please put your clocks forward one hour before going to bed tonight.

A reminder to followers in New South Wales, ACT, Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia that Daylight Savings starts NEXT SUNDAY MORNING (6 October 2024) at 0200 local time. So there is just one week before Daylight Savings begins.

Beginning 01 July 2024 @ 0000 AEST (UTC+1000), this Bluesky account will be officially opened. You can follow me on this account, and you can access all content at www.linktr.ee/brendenhiski...