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On Sunday, as China president, Xi Jinping, prepared to share his thoughts on women’s equality at a United Nations meeting on gender, Hillary Clinton offered her own take on the day’s events.

Commitments are expected to cover a range of issues addressing the most pressing barriers for women, such as increasing investment in gender equality, reaching parity for women at all levels of decision-making, eliminating discriminatory legislation, and addressing social norms...

President BuhariTERRORISM and global security are expected to dominate President Muhammadu Buhari’s address at the 70th session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly as he leaves Nigeria for New York today.

China’s President Xi Jinping has pledged billions in aide over the next to help the world’s poorest countries implement sustainable development. He spoke to a summit that adopted a sweeping agenda for global development includes the goal of eliminating poverty in 15 years.

It was China’s extraordinary record shifting so many families out the ranks of the poor which ensured that the overall global record in poverty reduction under the previous Millennium Development Goals was substantial, our correspondent says.

“The United States welcomes the rise of a China that is peaceful, stable, prosperous and a responsible player in global affairs”, the president said during Xi’s state visit.

While the MDGs were narrow in their focus (poverty), and aimed primarily at what donors could do, and while they are hardly known outside global development circles, they have achieved something remarkable in the development community entrenching the idea of measuring progress...

After a tense day of meetings, a powerhouse lineup mixing Hollywood, diplomacy and corporate America streamed into the White House for a lavish state dinner. Our students who cross the Pacific to learn from each other.

Chinese officials say Xi will raise the issue of Taiwan in his talks with Obama.

Chinese president Xi Jinping begins a state visit to the US on September 22 in the Seattle area.

The prestigious visit, which follows Obama’s trip to Beijing in November, will include a lavish State Dinner at the White House that will be attended by the spouses of both leaders, said the statement.

Meanwhile, the White House said that Xi would be hosted at the White House for a state dinner on Sept 25.

The White House has repeatedly denied the NSA engages in trade espionage, despite reports, based upon documents leaked by Snowden, that the agency spied on foreign companies such as Brazil’s biggest oil company, Petrobras.

Earlier this week, he called on President Barack Obama to cancel an upcoming state visit with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

The relations between the US and China are not at their best today: the White House accuses Beijing of “economy manipulation”, none of the US presidential candidates backed the Republican bank decision to lower the yuan rate, and the Chinese hackers were accused of...