In a visit shrouded in secrecy, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi flew to India and met his Indian counterpart Subrahmanyam Jaishankar for three-hour-long talks on Friday.
Duterte's presidency marked a dramatic shift in the Philippines' foreign policy when he declared a "separation" from the U.S. and sought closer ties with China.
More than two days after the China Eastern Airlines crash, one of the black boxes from the airplane is on its way to Beijing for analysis, state media said.
India is expected to announce a payment arrangement that would allow trade with Russia to continue, the president of an Indian exporters' association told CNBC.
Alibaba said it will increase the size of its share buyback program from $15 billion to $25 billion, effective for a two-year period through March 2024.
Hong Kong-listed shares of Alibaba soared after the firm announced an upsizing of its share repurchase program from $15 billion to $25 billion.
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