Business / Economy Aug 25, 2019
At G7 summit, Trump offers Brexit Britain a 'very big' trade deal
U.S. President Donald Trump promised a big trade deal for post-Brexit Britain to Boris Johnson on Sunday and praised the new prime minister as the right man to take Britain out of the European Union. Johnson, who faces a delicate task of assuaging European allies ...
National Aug 25, 2019
Abe-Trump talks set for Sunday on sidelines of G7 summit in France
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and U.S. President Donald Trump will meet Sunday on the sidelines of a Group of Seven summit in France's Biarritz, both governments said Saturday. The two leaders are expected to focus on bilateral trade after top negotiators from both countries agreed ...
World / Politics Apr 7, 2019
G7 pushes North Korea to continue denuclearization talks with U.S.
by Ko Hirano
Foreign ministers of Group of Seven nations on Saturday pushed North Korea to continue denuclearization negotiations with the United States while vowing to maintain pressure on Pyongyang to encourage it to give up its nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs. In a communique issued after ...
World Mar 18, 2019
France uses Group of Seven presidency to issue sobering message urging a revamp of capitalism
by William Horobin
France is sounding an alarm for the world's advanced economies: Capitalism is tearing them apart. President Emmanuel Macron and his Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire are using France's presidency of the Group of Seven to argue that the system fuels inequality, destroys the planet and ...
Asia Pacific / Politics Jun 11, 2018
Chinese newspapers contrast SCO security summit success with G-7 disarray
State-run Chinese newspapers Monday crowed about a weekend meeting of a regional security bloc hosted by China, painting it as a harmonious, anti-protectionist counterpoint to the Group of Seven summit in Canada that was marred by acrimony. The Global Times, a nationalistic tabloid run by ...
National / Politics Jun 10, 2018
After 'heated' discussions G7 leaders issue communique; Abe hails outcome of Quebec summit
The annual Group of Seven summit ends in a war of words after U.S. President Donald Trump abruptly backs off from an agreement he signed just hours earlier.
National / Politics Jun 9, 2018
G7 leaders stay united against North Korea despite ire over U.S. tariffs
Although angry with U.S. President Donald Trump’s protectionist moves, the other six leaders manage to keep the denuclearization and trade issues separate.
Business / Economy Jun 9, 2018
U.S., EU agree to start technical talks on trade after G7 summit standoff
The United States and European Union will establish a dialogue on trade within the next two weeks, a French official said Friday, at the end of a fractious session that had threatened to rupture the Group of Seven rich nations alliance. U.S. trading partners have ...
World / Politics Apr 24, 2018
G-7 foreign ministers say North Korean nuclear and missile suspension is not enough
Group of Seven foreign ministers pledged Monday to maintain "maximum pressure" on North Korea to compel it to give up its nuclear and missile programs, determining that Pyongyang's decision to suspend nuclear tests and long-range missile launches is not sufficient to meet the demands ...
Business Oct 13, 2017
G-7 vows to apply 'maximum economic pressure' on North Korea over missile threat
by Ko Hirano
Group of Seven finance chiefs on Thursday pledged to apply "maximum economic pressure" on North Korea over the "grave" threat posed by its missile and nuclear weapons development, a senior Japanese official said. The G-7 finance ministers and central bank governors affirmed close coordination in ...
National / Politics | FOCUS May 28, 2017
G-7 unity on North Korea puts China in spotlight
by Sophie Jackman
At their meeting in Italy, Group of Seven leaders harden their stance on North Korea but analysts say this is just a start in efforts to persuade China to use its influence.