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Wall Street update: Nasdaq, S&P rise on tech boost after Biden-Xi talks

FedEx falls on lower-than-expected quarterly earnings; Moderna up on seeking FDA authorisation for second booster

World stocks cling to week's gains, Biden talks Russia with Beijing

US stocks were also set for a pause, with trading on Wall Street likely to be bumpy due to 'triple witching' as investors unwind positions in futures and options contracts before expiry

Biden team hardens view of China tilting toward Putin on Ukraine

US President is set to speak by phone with China's President on Friday morning, with US misgivings about China's stance over Ukraine high on the agenda

Chinese carrier sails through Taiwan Strait hours before Biden-Xi call

China claims democratically ruled Taiwan as its own territory, and has over the past two years stepped up its military activity near the island to assert its sovereignty claims

Japan and Australia impose new sanctions on Russia, Biden to talk to Xi

Japan, Australia on Friday imposed new sanctions on Russian entities for Ukraine war, which the West says has been stalled by staunch resistance but continues to take a devastating toll on civilians

Biden and Xi Jinping set to clash over Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine

Biden is expected to tell Xi Jinping on Friday that Beijing will pay a price if it supports Russia's military operations in Ukraine, a warning that comes at a time of deepening conflict among nations

'Absence of denunciation': US calls out China for stand on Russian invasion

Absence of denunciation of Russia by China flies in the face of everything Beijing stands for, including the basic principles of the UN Charter and respect for the sovereignty of nations, WH said

Joe Biden to call China's Xi to discuss Russia, economic issues

The call follows an intense seven-hour meeting in Rome on Monday between White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan and senior Chinese foreign policy adviser Yang Jiechi

Joe Biden's China 'pivot' complicated by Russia's war in Ukraine

Joe Biden set out to finally complete the pivot to Asia, a long sought adjustment of US foreign policy to better reflect the rise of America's most significant military and economic competitor: China.

China's top Covid fighter a woman who hit communist party's glass ceiling

Among the resources President Xi has deployed to arrest surging Covid deaths in Hong Kong is a 71-year-old woman whose career at the near-top illuminates the glass ceiling in the most populous country

Premier Li to step down this year as China gets set for leadership change

This is my last year as a Premier, Li, 66, the second ranking leader of the CPC after Xi, said in a matter of fact voice while answering a question on the economy

Xi Jinping 'unsettled' by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, says CIA Director

CIA Director William J. Burns hinted at a potentially tenuous China-Russia relationship in the wake of Moscow's increasingly brutal tactics against Ukraine

Chinese Premier Xi holds virtual summit with leaders of France, Germany

Chinese President Xi Jinping had a virtual summit with French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Tuesday.

China aims to build 450 GW of solar, wind power on Gobi desert

President Xi Jinping has pledged to bring China's total wind and solar capacity to at least 1,200 GW and to cap its carbon emission to a peak by 2030

China hikes defence budget by 7.1% to $230 bn, three times India's spending

China's hike in defence spending comes amid the People's Liberation Army's growing incidents of muscle-flexing in the strategic Indo-Pacific region

China kicks off key Parliament season ahead of President Xi's 3rd term

China kicked off its annual Parliament season amid the global turmoil over the Ukraine crisis and the impending leadership overhaul later this year as President Xi Jinping is set to begin third term

Xi tells China's armed police to be 'faithful guardian' of CCP

Xi made the remarks on Wednesday in the reply to a letter from a People's Armed Police Force unit in Shanghai

China set to kick off key Parliament season amid Ukraine turmoil

The CPPCC, which has 2,200 members mostly nominated by the ruling Communist Party of China (CPC) will begin its session on Friday

China relieved as Ukraine crisis dominates Biden's first Union address

Biden said the US and China were engaged in a race to "win the economic competition of the 21st century, and vowed that the US was embarking on an infrastructure decade

It is never a good bet to bet against Americans: Joe Biden to Xi Jinping

US President Joe Biden has said that he has told his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping that it is never a good bet to bet against the American people.