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MSCI announced it will add several overseas-listed Chinese shares like Alibaba and Baidu to its emerging markets index with the companies likely to see a major boost. Meg Teckman reports.
AFPTV footage shows a Philippine civilian convoy being followed by Chinese vessels as they sail towards a China-controlled reef off the Southeast Asian country to distribute provisions to Filipino fishermen and assert their rights to the disputed waterway. IMAGES
Chinese President Xi Jinping is welcomed to Belgrade by his Serbian counterpart Aleksandar Vucic, with the two due to hold talks. Xi arrived in the Serbian capital yesterday evening following a state visit to France, part of a European tour aimed at deepening Beijing's political and economic ties with friendlier countries in the continent. IMAGES
French President Emmanuel Macron and Chinese leader Xi Jinping, accompanied by their wives Brigitte Macron and Peng Liyuan, are greeted by folk dancers as they arrive at the high-altitude restaurant "L'Etape du Berger" on the Col du Tourmalet in the Pyrenees mountains, where they are due to have lunch. IMAGES
Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan are welcomed to the Elysee Palace by Emmanuel and Brigitte Macron, as the Chinese president begins a two-day state visit to France. IMAGES
The first official budget figures since Britain voted to leave the EU show a smaller-than-expected budget surplus. As post-referendum data continues to trickle in, attention is turning to what sort of access Britain will seek with its main trading partners in the EU. Kirsty Basset reports.