Summit

Bid to launch World Bank rival hits stumbling block

28 Mar 2013

After holding talks in Durban, leaders from Brazil, Russia, India, China and hosts South Africa (BRICS) agreed in principle to create a joint infrastructure lender but said further talks were...

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Euro-zone summit ends in stalemate, again

16 Dec 2012

European leaders wound up their final summit of 2012 in much the same manner as they started the year - playing for time, crossing their fingers, hoping the worst is behind them.

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Clinton speaks to young

12 Jul 2012

PITTSBURGH - Former US president Bill Clinton (right) will give a keynote speech at the One Young World Summit 2012 in Pittsburgh. He will be joined by other top personalities, including Arianna...

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Leaders at G8 summit to discuss how China can help other nations

15 Jul 2006

China's development model and capacity to help developing countries will be on the agenda at the round-table session at the G8 summit in St Petersburg, a senior Russian diplomat said yesterday...

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Russia to propose China and India be made full members of G8

15 Jul 2006

Russia will propose that China and India join the G8, the deputy chairman of the G8 Summit Organising Committee said last night on the eve of the St Petersburg summit.

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An agenda for G8

15 Jul 2006

The Group of Eight summit starts today in St Petersburg, Russia. What are the most important issues the heads of the world's leading industrialised nations need to tackle? Write to us

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Opinion

Alex Lo

Chen Guangcheng misled by his new right-wing 'friends'

1:26AM

Tom Holland

The yuan hasn't overtaken the HK$ quite yet, Mr Chan

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GROUP OF 9?

Is it time for China to join the summit of leading nations, the G8, making it the G9? Write to us: we would like to hear your views

7:32PM

G7 democracy call

Japanese Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto will tell the G7 summit this month China should maintain democracy in Hong Kong after the handover, government sources said yesterday.

9:43PM

Put territory on G7 agenda, say senators

A group of senior senators urged the United States administration last night to raise the issue of Hong Kong's future at the forthcoming Group of Seven leading industrial nations summit.

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China premier arrives as delegates agree goals

CHINESE premier Li Peng arrived in Copenhagen last night as the United Nations Social Development Summit finally agreed on a plan of action to tackle world poverty.

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Race to finish blueprint

DIPLOMATS were racing against time last night to complete a programme of action against world poverty, aware that its compromise formula is likely to be roundly condemned by poor nations and...

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