Asian equities were mixed overnight as South Korea outperformed, Hong Kong and Mainland China opened higher but faded in afternoon trading, with the latter closing down for the day.

(Reuters) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro on Monday, his office said in a statement on Sunday.

We continue to explore opportunities for practical co-operation in areas of shared interest, including on our energy transition and climate change. We live in the fastest growing region of the world in human history - and the rise of China has contributed to this while lifting the living standards of hundreds of millions of people through increased economic activity.

Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will meet China's President Xi Jinping in Brazil on Monday, as Beijing seeks to promote Australia as a model for trading with China in a Trump era, even as Canberra draws closer defence ties with Washington.

China's relationship with Australia has achieved a turnaround and the two countries are maintaining a positive momentum of development, Chinese President Xi Jinping told Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Monday,

Chinese-Australian links are improving after a turnaround in relations, President Xi Jinping has told Prime Minister Anthony Albanese while acknowledging "some twists and turns" in the past. Mr Albanese met the Chinese president,