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G20 Summit, scheduled to commence in India's capital, New Delhi, on September 9. This marks the first occasion that India plays host to this formidable assembly of global leaders.

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G20 Summit, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday said the focus should be on the position taken by countries on key burning issues than on the levels of representations at the conclave. «At the end of the day, countries are represented by whoever they have chosen to represent them.

Chinese stimulus measures aimed at supporting the country’s beleaguered property sector. The pan-European STOXX 600 index ended at 457.96 points after rising as much as 0.9% earlier in the session. China’s financial regulators have lowered down-payment requirements for first and second-time home buyers and cut rates on existing mortgages.

Honda Cars India, the local unit of the Japanese automaker, on Monday launched its mid-sized sport utility vehicle (SUV) Elevate, marking its return to the popular SUV sub-segment in the country. The starting ex-showroom price for this model is ₹11 lakh, and the top-end variant is priced at ₹16 lakh.

For some investors seeking to diversify their portfolios, emerging markets are looking increasingly attractive. There are 169 emerging-markets stock ETFs available to fund investors, with total assets of about $296 billion, according to fund researcher Morningstar Direct. Some analysts and financial advisers say there is a lot to like about this sector right now.

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NEW DELHI (Reuters) — Leaders of the world's richest and most powerful countries will attend the two-day G20 Summit in India's capital New Delhi starting September 9.

The government of South Korea is reportedly planning to submit a bill that will track and freeze North Korean crypto and virtual assets that are used to fund its capital Pyongyang's illicit weapons program. 

Sensex and Nifty, ended with healthy gains on Friday, boosted by all-around buying in light of broadly positive global cues ahead. “Domestic markets made significant gains, buoyed by favourable global cues, a higher-than-expected domestic manufacturing PMI, and positive GDP growth data. This robust economic outlook propelled key manufacturing sectors to lead the rally, while strong sales figures generated increased interest in auto stocks," said Vinod Nair, Head of Research at Geojit Financial Services.

North Korea conducted a simulated tactical nuclear attack drill that included two long-range cruise missiles in an exercise to «warn enemies» the country would be prepared in case of nuclear war, the KCNA state news agency said on Sunday. KCNA said the drill was successfully carried out on Saturday and two cruise missiles carrying mock nuclear warheads were fired towards the West Sea of the Korean peninsula and flew 1,500 km (930 miles) at a preset altitude of 150 meters. Pyongyang also said it would bolster its military deterrence against the United States and South Korea. South Korea's military said the claim of success could be an exaggeration as «not all of them succeeded,» Seoul's Yonhap News reported, citing a senior official at the Joint Chiefs of Staff. KCNA also reportd that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited Pukjung Machine Complex, which produces marine engines, and a munitions factory to stress the importance of strengthening Pyongyang's naval forces. «He affirmed that a future plenary meeting of the Central Committee of the WPK (Worker's Party of Korea) would set forth an important modernization of the complex and the development direction of the shipbuilding industry,» a KCNA statement said. It did not specify the date of his visit. The latest missile test came just after the joint annual exercises between South Korea and the United States, known as Ulchi Freedom Shield, came to a close on Thursday. It featured air drills with B-1B bombers. North Korea has been stepping up its military deterrence against Washington and Seoul and has criticized last month's summit agreement between the two on improving military cooperations. KCNA said on Aug.

G20 Summit 2023. For the first time in history, India has become the host the the Group of 20 Nations (popularly known as G20).

Also Read: North Korea fires missiles after failed satellite launch: State Media "He affirmed that a future plenary meeting of the Central Committee of the WPK (Worker's Party of Korea) would set forth an important modernization of the complex and the development direction of the shipbuilding industry," the KCNA statement said. The statement did not specify the date of his visit.

G20 Summit, Northern Railways has decided to cancel and divert over 200 passenger trains temporarily from September 8 to 11 here, a notification stated on Saturday. According to the schedule, over 90 trains have been cancelled on September 9. More than 100 passenger trains will be cancelled on September 10 as well.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has secured approval to collaborate with South Korea in its probe against Terraform Labs and its co-founders, Daniel Shin and Do Kwon. This decision, sanctioned by District Judge Jed Rakoff on August 16, allows the SEC to question Shin and access documents from Chai Corporation, a Seoul-based payments provider he founded.

China’s economic troubles have so far been a boon to other Asian markets. But if the world’s second largest economy continues to turn sour, things could start to look uglier for them too. Major Asian stock markets have been doing well in 2023.

North Korea fired several cruise missiles towards the Yellow Sea in the early hours of Saturday, according to the South Korean military. Details of the launch were being analyzed by South Korean and U.S. intelligence authorities, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement. It was the latest in a series of missile tests and military exercises conducted by the North in recent weeks including a failed spy satellite launch late last month. Seoul announced sanctions on Friday on five North Korean individuals and one company in response to Pyongyang's launch of what it said was a space rocket last month. On Thursday state media KCNA reported that Pyongyang had conducted a simulated «scorched-earth» nuclear strike on targets across South Korea, drawing criticism from Seoul.

Hyundai and LG Energy Solution are spending an additional $2 billion and hiring an extra 400 workers to make batteries at the automaker's sprawling U.S. electrical vehicle plant that is under construction in Georgia

Japan’s government is imposing sanctions against three groups and four individuals for supporting North Korea’s missile and nuclear development program

Nifty settled higher on the first session of September, boosted by all-around buying in light of broadly positive global cues ahead of the release of the US jobs data as well as strong domestic macro data. Government data released on Thursday showed that the Indian economy grew 7.8 per cent in the June quarter, mainly on the back of double-digit expansion in the services sector, and retained its position as the world's fastest-growing major economy.