Thailand to stress sustainability at Asia-Pacific summit

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Author of the article: The Associated Press Chalida Ekvitthayavechnukul Publishing date: Nov 16, 2022  •  25 minutes ago  •  5 minute read Join the conversation Article content BANGKOK (AP) — Leaders from the 21-member Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum begin a two-day summit in Thailand’s capital on Friday with a crowded backdrop … Read more

At COP27 climate summit, Brazil’s Lula promises new day for Amazon rainforest

Six weeks before taking power, Brazilian President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Wednesday told cheering crowds at the U.N. climate conference that he would crack down on illegal deforestation in the Amazon, reinitiate relationships with countries that finance forest protection efforts and push to host an upcoming world climate summit in the rainforest. In … Read more

British PM Rishi Sunak meets U.S. President Joe Biden for the first time at Indonesian summit

U.S. President Joe Biden listens to British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak during a meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit meeting, on November 16 in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia. | Photo Credit: AP U.S. President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak had a bilateral meeting in Bali on the fringes of the … Read more

India’s G-20 presidency will be inclusive, action-oriented, says PM Modi as Bali Summit ends

Prime Minister Narendra Modi holds the gavel besides Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo during the handover ceremony at the G20 Leaders’ Summit, in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia, on November 16, 2022 | Photo Credit: AP Indonesia on Wednesday handed over the G-20 presidency to India for the coming year at the Bali summit here with Prime … Read more

COP27 summit: Effort on to push all countries to reduce emissions before 2030

With the current collective action falling way short of what is required to keep global temperatures from rising beyond 1.5 degree Celsius, an effort is being made at the climate change conference here to push all the countries, or at least the major emitters, to do more on emissions reduction before 2030. A ’mitigation work … Read more

G-20 Summit | Sunak to meet Xi, first U.K.-China summit in nearly 5 years

Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak arrives for a formal dinner, during the G-20 Summit, in Nusa Dua, Indonesia, on November 15, 2022. | Photo Credit: AP Britain’s new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the G-20 on Wednesday, the first such summit in nearly five years, Downing … Read more

Xi urges better ties in rare summit with Australia

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, left, meets Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia, on November 15, 2022. | Photo Credit: AP Chinese President Xi Jinping called for soured relations with Australia to “improve” and “develop” on Tuesday, as the two countries held a first formal … Read more

PM Modi, Chinese President Xi shake hands at side event at G20 Summit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping shook hands Tuesday at a side event at the G20 Summit here, a gesture drawing some attention because of the strained relations between the two countries over a border clash two years back. A live video feed for the media from the welcome dinner hosted by … Read more

G20 Summit | Indonesia signs deals to accelerate clean energy transition

A fisherman cooks rice on his boat as a power plant emits smoke in the background in Jakarta, Indonesia. Indonesia signed deals with international lenders and major nations on November 15, 2022, on the sidelines of the G20 under which it will receive billions of dollars in funding to help the country increase its use … Read more

Need to find way to return to path of ceasefire and diplomacy in Ukraine: PM Modi at G-20 summit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and U.S. President Joe Biden during the G-20 leaders summit in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia, Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022. | Photo Credit: AP Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday, November 15, 2022, underlined the need for not promoting any restrictions on the supply of energy and called for ensuring stability while … Read more