Palau and Micronesia will sign updated security agreements with the US over the next two days, while the Marshall Islands could also agree to do the same shortly, US envoy Joseph Yun said

G7 states want to limit 'risk exposure' to China but would still invest in supply supply chains there, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Sunday; Quad leaders also met in Hiroshima

Ukrainian leader is seeking support from rich democracies, and pushing his claims about the threat posed by Moscow to key leaders from the 'Global South' with long ties to Russia.

The G7 joint statement is not hostile and nothing in it should come as a surprise to China, given the concerns of G7 members are "well known" to Beijing, a US official said

Indians have been asked to deposit or exchange their 2000-rupee notes by Sept 30, 2023; the move comes ahead of state and general elections in the country when cash usage spikes

Trying to prove who had invested in foreign portfolio investors who then pumped money into Adani could be an arduous task, a court-appointed panel said

The US Secretary of State will fly to PNG on Monday to meet Pacific Island leaders in place of Joe Biden, who will return to Washington after the G7. India's Narendra Modi will also go to Moresby

Wang Wentao is expected to meet his counterpart Gina Raimondo before travelling to Detroit for a meeting of APEC trade ministers and talks with US Trade Rep Katherine Tai

The move is expected to boost manufacturing in the Chinese provinces of Heilongjiang and Jilin, as it will allow them to greatly reduce the distance they have to truck exports to a port

The show of solidarity from China's Central Asian neighbours contrasts sharply with the "negative" image of Beijing presented at the G7 gathering in Hiroshima

The development comes at a time when the US is increasingly urging its allies to work together to counter China's chips and advanced technology development

Alibaba on Thursday approved a full spinoff of the Cloud Intelligence Group via a stock dividend distribution to shareholders