In This EditionPresident Xi Jinping meets visiting French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, pledging closer bilateral relations.

G20 finance officials meet in Australia to discuss policy changes for accelerated economic growth.

And an explosion at a protest site in Thailand's capital injured at least six people as political tensions wracking the country showed no sign of easing.

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