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Global attention on the APEC conference is ratcheting up. Here’s a sampling of what’s being said about the event around the world on Friday.

• Canada’s Vancouver Sun that Prime Minister Stephen Harper plans to address “a number of growing irritants in the Canada-U.S. relationship,” including border security, the delayed decision on the Keystone XL pipeline and Buy American provisions.

• The Jakarta Post Indonesia President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono’s trip to Honolulu, emphasizing implementation of the so-called Bogor Goals as a priority for Indonesia. The Bogor Goals, which aim to advance free and open trade and investment in the Asia-Pacific, were adopted by APEC leaders in 1994, the paper reported.

• The Australian Broadcasting Company how the United States’ demands have “deadlocked” Trans-Pacific Partnership talks.

• Another Australian news outlet focused on Prime Minister Julia Gillard’s participation in APEC, which Gillard a potentially “pivotal moment.”

• Reporters in the Philippines focused on what APEC could mean for energy in their country. that President Benigno Aquino will focus on energy efficiency because “Philippine electricity is ranked among the most expensive in Asia, close to that in richer countries such as Japan.”

• Reuters turned to China, President Hu Jintao’s characterization of U.S.-China trade opportunities as a win-win for the countries. Hu also defended China as a fair competitor, and urged the U.S. to loosen its limitations on technology exports to China, according to Reuters.

• The BBC News that President Barack Obama is poised to “attack” the yuan in an APEC confrontation with Hu. It remains to be seen how Obama will handle discussions of China’s , but U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner in a speech on Thursday.

• The Bangkok Post that Thailand’s foreign minister reassured his colleagues at APEC that the country will be resilient in the face of devastating floods there.

• The Wall Street Journal that talk of the European financial crisis “dominated” discussion among finance ministers at APEC, and that Japanese currency intervention — a source of tension with the U.S. — did not come up.

• The Malaysian National News Agency about the importance of dismantling trade restrictions — some related to concerns about national security, health threats and financial instability — as a way to advance free trade in the Asia-Pacific region.

And, of course, there’s Civil Beat’s round-the-clock APEC coverage. Be sure to check out the Civil Beat live blog and the section of the website devoted exclusively to APEC news.