World / Politics Jun 30, 2021
Stung by pandemic, G20 foreign ministers urge greater cooperation in combating COVID-19
Tokyo vows to assist African nations in building their health and medical systems.
Asia Pacific / Politics Jun 23, 2021
China and U.S. may hold diplomatic talks next week, report says
Any meeting would be a sign the governments of the world’s biggest economies may be taking steps toward easing tensions.
Business Apr 6, 2021
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen calls for global minimum corporate tax
Yellen said Monday she was working with G20 countries to agree to the measure, in hope of ending a "thirty-year race to the bottom."
Commentary / World Feb 15, 2021
It's time to replace the outmoded G7
by David Howell
There is talk of permanently expanding the old inner group into a larger team of like-minded countries, reflecting the new realities of world power, as well as the new dangers.
Commentary / World Dec 28, 2020
China should join the Paris Club
by Anders Aslund and Djoomart Otorbaev
The problem is that China, the largest sovereign lender in the world, is not a member, because other leading creditors complain that its loans and lending conditions are not transparent.
Commentary / Japan Nov 27, 2020
The G20 and multilateralism after Trump
by Glen S. Fukushima
The G20 is just one of many multilateral organizations and institutions that have suffered over the past four years because of the Trump administration’s “America First” policy.
World / Politics Nov 23, 2020
G20 vows fair distribution of COVID-19 vaccines to all nations
by Keita Nakamura
At the virtual summit, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga emphasized the importance of guaranteeing universal access by supplying treatment drugs and vaccines for COVID-19.
World / Politics | ANALYSIS Nov 23, 2020
World moves on from Trump, but multilateralism is left struggling
One of the starkest moments from the Group of 20 came when U.S. President Donald Trump skipped a session on the pandemic to hit the golf course. Just as telling was how many other leaders seemed checked out. The virtual gathering of the world’s top ...
World Nov 23, 2020
World leaders praise Paris climate pact as Trump slams accord
Most leaders spoke in favor of the pact and more broadly of the need to sustain momentum on climate goals even as economies around the world are ravaged by the COVID-19 pandemic.
National Nov 23, 2020
Suga says Japan to lead international efforts on climate change
Suga has already said that Japan will aim for net-zero emissions by 2050, making a green society one of his key policy priorities.
Asia Pacific Nov 20, 2020
China has given $2.1 billion of debt relief to poor countries
China has extended debt relief to developing countries worth a combined $2.1 billion under the G20 framework, the highest among the group's members in terms of the amount deferred, the country's Finance Minister Liu Kun said on Friday. Liu's comments come as African countries, hammered ...
World / Science & Health Nov 11, 2020
G20 countries still backing fossil fuels through COVID-19 response
by Thin Lei Win
Despite repeated pledges to end subsidies for oil, gas and coal, G20 governments continue to fund fossil fuels, with the COVID-19 crisis doing little to change that, a new report says.