Banks vow to follow government guidance, as they did on Russia, if Beijing invades Taiwan. But some said the US had to compete with big Chinese banks, which have grown in size in recent years

US video platform will now give creators 45% of ad revenue on its short-form video feature known as Shorts. That's alongside the 55% of ad revenue it offers creators of long-form videos.

Loan recipients of China, such as Sri Lanka, Egypt and Ghana, find themselves strapped for cash after suffering severe impacts from the Covid pandemic and global inflation.

Yoon will meet Biden in New York, where they are expected to discuss North Korea and concerns in Seoul over the climate bill cutting tax credits for electric vehicles made outside the US

US Secretary of State will host Partners in the Blue Pacific nations on Thursday, that has been set up to deal with climate change, and China's push for strategic footholds in the region

China bought a record 8.54 million tonnes of Russian coal last month to help deal with extreme hot weather, plus 15.8 million tonnes of thermal coal from Indonesia.

US President has gone beyond longstanding US policy on Taiwan, and been clearer about committing US troops to the defend the island.

"Our relations with these countries will be moved to a much different position with this step. Of course [membership], that's the target," Turkey president Tayyip Erdogan said.

Sri Lanka will upgrade its FTA with India to a comprehensive economic partnership, Wickremesinghe said. IMF deal is done but bilateral creditors and private debt still needs to be restructured

Xi was absent from group photos on Thursday when the leaders, including Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkey's Tayyip Erdogan, went for dinner

US President issued an order on Thursday directing the Committee on Foreign Investment in the US to focus on microelectronics, artificial intelligence, biotech and quantum computing.

Xi Jinping met Vladimir Putin in Samarkand where they are attending a summit of The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation