Most Gulf markets track oil prices, global shares lower DUBAI: Most stock markets in the Gulf ended lower on Monday, as investors tracked sluggish oil prices and global... Published 29 Nov, 2022 05:57am
World Saudi to host China-Arab summit in early December DUBAI: Saudi Arabia will host the first-ever Chinese-Arab summit in early December, Beijing's consul in Dubai has... Published 24 Nov, 2022 08:18pm
World EU chief Michel to head to China for Xi meeting BRUSSELS: EU chief Charles Michel will head to Beijing next week for a meeting with China’s President Xi Jinping, a... Updated 24 Nov, 2022 02:05pm
World Xi, Harris call for open channels in latest US-China meeting BANGKOK: Chinese President Xi Jinping and US Vice President Kamala Harris called for open communication during a... Published 20 Nov, 2022 04:16am
World Australian PM says premature to discuss about any potential China trip SYDNEY: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Saturday said it was premature to discuss any potential trips... Published 19 Nov, 2022 09:45am
World US VP Harris met briefly with China's Xi at APEC BANGKOK/SHANGHAI: US Vice President Kamala Harris on Saturday met briefly with Chinese President Xi Jinping, a White... Updated 19 Nov, 2022 12:02pm
World New Zealand's Ardern talked co-operation with China, while also raising concerns WELLINGTON: New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern discussed bilateral relations and areas of co-operation with... Published 18 Nov, 2022 10:49pm
World Beijing says testy Xi-Trudeau exchange sparked by leak to media BEIJING: A tense exchange between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at this... Updated 18 Nov, 2022 06:29pm
Editorials Xi-Biden meeting EDITORIAL: Earlier this year as US legislator Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan spiking tensions between China and the... Published 18 Nov, 2022 05:53am
World Japan PM expresses ‘serious concerns’ to Xi on regional security BANGKOK: Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Thursday he had expressed “serious concerns” over regional... Published 17 Nov, 2022 07:18pm
World Xi, Kishida to meet as North Korea fires missile BANGKOK: The leaders of China and Japan will hold their first face-to-face talks in three years on Thursday, after... Published 17 Nov, 2022 01:52pm
World North Korea fires missile hours after warning of ‘fiercer’ military response SEOUL: North Korea fired a short-range ballistic missile Thursday, Seoul’s military said, the latest in a... Published 17 Nov, 2022 11:18am
World China’s Xi confronts Canada’s Trudeau at G20 summit over leaks to media BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday criticised Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in person over... Published 16 Nov, 2022 08:35pm
World IMF’s Georgieva says Biden-Xi meeting ‘constructive’ signal for trade NUSA DUA: President Joe Biden’s meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping was a “very constructive” signal that may... Published 16 Nov, 2022 04:46pm
Business & Finance Yellen seeks stability in first meeting with China NUSA DUA: US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Wednesday sought to stabilise ties between the world’s two largest... Published 16 Nov, 2022 12:42pm
Business & Finance WTO warns of ‘real’ recession risk in some major economies NUSA DUA: The head of the World Trade Organization (WTO) warned on Wednesday that several major economies face a... Published 16 Nov, 2022 11:26am
World Xi urges G20 wealthy nations to reduce fallout of rate hikes NUSA DUA, (Indonesia): Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday asked the G20 wealthy nations to contain the fallout... Published 16 Nov, 2022 05:50am
Business & Finance Dollar loses ground after economic data boosts risk appetite NEW YORK/LONDON: The US dollar lost ground to other currencies including the euro, the yen and sterling after US... Published 16 Nov, 2022 05:50am
World Trudeau spoke with China’s Xi about ‘interference’, Ukraine OTTAWA: Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke to Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday for about 10 minutes... Published 15 Nov, 2022 08:26pm
Print Biden, Xi cool Cold War rhetoric NUSA DUA, (Indonesia): Presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping tried to take some heat out of their simmering superpower... Updated 15 Nov, 2022 09:43am
World Blinken to visit China following Biden-Xi talks: White House NUSA DUA: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit China early next year in a sign of easing tensions... Published 14 Nov, 2022 09:40pm
World China’s Xi tells Biden: Taiwan issue is ‘first red line’ that must not be crossed BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping told U.S. President Joe Biden during their first in-person meeting since 2017... Published 14 Nov, 2022 08:49pm
World Biden, Xi ‘agreed’ nuclear weapons should never be used NUSA DUA: US President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping agreed in talks Monday that nuclear weapons... Published 14 Nov, 2022 07:22pm
World Biden to seek red lines in talks with Xi NUSA DUA: US President Joe Biden said Sunday he will seek to establish "red lines" in America's fraught relations... Published 13 Nov, 2022 05:14pm
World ‘I feel good’: Biden says midterms send him to Xi meet ‘stronger’ PHNOM PENH: US President Joe Biden said Sunday that the Democrats’ unexpected midterm election successes sent him... Published 13 Nov, 2022 10:44am
World Who is attending the G20 summit? NUSA DUA: Leaders from the world’s top economies will gather on the Indonesian resort island of Bali next week for a... Published 13 Nov, 2022 10:37am
World Biden to press Xi on N Korea in G20 talks PHNOM PENH: US President Joe Biden arrived in Asia on Saturday vowing to urge Chinese leader Xi Jinping to rein in... Published 13 Nov, 2022 03:03am
Opinion As Biden returns to table with Xi, US views darken on Chinese leader Sitting next to Xi Jinping during one of their marathon sessions in 2011, Joe Biden saluted the direction of ... Published 13 Nov, 2022 03:03am
World Biden’s COP27, G20 plans: Talk to Xi, pressure Russia, contain North Korea WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden starts a week-long trip to Egypt and Asia on Thursday to grapple with some of the... Published 11 Nov, 2022 05:54am
World Biden, Xi to meet for talks in Bali November 14: White House WASHINGTON: Joe Biden will meet with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on November 14 on the sidelines of the G20... Published 10 Nov, 2022 09:53pm