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Title:
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PH, China approve tourism deal
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Author:
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ERIKA SAULER
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Source:
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Philippine Daily Inquirer
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Date:
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October 19, 2016
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Description:
- The Philippines is set to sign with China an agreement on tourism cooperation, which is expected to usher in more Chinese tourists visiting the country, according to the Department of Tourism (DOT).
Economic
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Title:
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Senators see early O.K. of PHL’s entry into China-led bank
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Author:
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Butch Fernandez
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Source:
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Business Mirror
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Date:
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October 18, 2016
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Description:
- Senators see no major hitches in the early ratification of the Philippines’s entry into the China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), even as members of the treaty-ratifying chamber said they still need to conduct hearings to review the AIIB’s Articles of Agreement.
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Title:
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Duterte: China vital for Philippine development
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Author:
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AP
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Source:
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The Philippine Star
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Date:
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October 18, 2016
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Description:
- BEIJING — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has told China's official news agency that China is his country's only hope for development.
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Title:
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Treasury: Investors ‘enthusiastic’ about PH’s upcoming panda bond sale
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Author:
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Ben de Vera
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Source:
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Inquirer
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Date:
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October 13, 2017
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Description:
- Potential investors expressed enthusiasm about the Philippine government’s upcoming panda bonds issuance during the roadshow held in Shanghai, China late last month, National Treasurer Rosalia V. de Leon said.
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Title:
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Gov’t to prioritize AIIB bid
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Author:
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Ben O. de Vera
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Source:
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Philippine Daily Inquirer
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Date:
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October 13, 2016
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Description:
- The government is fast-tracking moves to secure Senate ratification of the country’s membership in China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III said Wednesday.
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Title:
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Big business group to join Duterte in China
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Author:
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Doris Dumlao-Abadilla, Gil C. Cabacungan
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Source:
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Philippine Daily Inquirer
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Date:
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October 13, 2016
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Description:
- Registration for President Duterte’s state visit to China next week is oversubscribed. Initially only about two dozen Filipino entrepreneurs were to accompany Mr. Duterte but the number had ballooned, according to Trade Undersecretary Nora Terrado.
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Title:
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Philippines, China firms work out joint venture deals
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Author:
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Richmond Mecurio
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Source:
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The Philippine Star
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Date:
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October 4, 2016
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Description:
- MANILA, Philippines – President Duterte’s decision for the country to align with China is already spurring a number of Filipino and Chinese firms to embark on joint venture deals. Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez said in an interview there are currently a number of joint venture deals being worked out between companies from Philippines and China in line with the government’s plan to renew ties with the world’s second largest economy.
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Title:
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The Philippine pivot: Duterte readies huge business delegation for Beijing visit
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Author:
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Reuters
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Source:
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Reuters
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Date:
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October 11, 2016
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Description:
- MANILA, Oct 11 (Reuters) - About 250 Philippine business executives will visit Beijing with President Rodrigo Duterte next week as he puts aside years of hostility to seek a new partnership with China at a time when tensions between Manila and its traditional ally, the United States, are mounting.
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Title:
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Back on the right tact
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Author:
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Conrado Banal
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Source:
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Philippine Daily Inquirer
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Date:
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October 10, 2016
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Description:
- On the last day of its 100-day honeymoon, the administration of the motorbike-riding Duterte Harley dropped the bombshell: The Philippines would go for what the administration called “independent foreign policy.”
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Title:
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Russia eyed as new export market
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Author:
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Ben O. de Vera
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Source:
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Philippine Daily Inquirer
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Date:
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October 4, 2016
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Description:
- The “recalibrated” foreign policy of the Duterte administration seeking to foster closer ties with China and Russia would benefit the agriculture sector as the Philippines looks at new export destinations, Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III said Monday.
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Title:
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DOF looks to formalize PH's AIIB membership this year
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Author:
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Chris Schnabel
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Source:
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Rappler
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Date:
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October 3, 2016
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Description:
- MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Finance (DOF) plans to send attachés to Japan and China to cement the country's membership in the China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) as well as curb smuggling at its source.
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Title:
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Chinese tourists are coming back
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Author:
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Bernie Magkilat
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Source:
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Manila Bulletin
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Date:
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October 2, 2016
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Description:
- Chinese tourists are coming back to the Philippines and are fast climbing the ranking as the second largest arrivals in Western Visayas after South Korea.
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Title:
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Chinese builders scramble for construction projects in Philippines under S$244b infrastructure drive
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Author:
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Source:
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Straits Times
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Date:
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September 29, 2017
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Description:
- SHANGHAI (Reuters) - A construction boom in the Philippines has provoked a surge of interest from Chinese contractors keen to grab a piece of President Rodrigo Duterte's US$180 billion (S$244 billion) "Build, Build, Build" campaign, a senior Philippine official said on Friday (Sept 29).
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Title:
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Duterte gov’t readies fund to join China-led AIIB
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Author:
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Ben O. de Vera
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Source:
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Philippine Daily Inquirer
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Date:
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September 28, 2016
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Description:
- The Philippines is ready to join the China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), with allocation in the proposed 2017 national budget for the paid-up capital contribution needed to become a member.
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Title:
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Duterte on S&P rating: China, Russia are waiting for me
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Author:
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Alexis Romero
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Source:
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The Philippine Star
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Date:
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September 22, 2016
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Description:
- MANILA, Philippines -- I don’t care. This was President Rodrigo Duterte’s reaction to credit rater Standard & Poor’s assessment that predictability in policymaking – one of the considerations in making investment decisions – diminished under his administration.
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Title:
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Chinese are coming, on cruise ship no less
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Author:
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Amy Reno
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Source:
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Inquirer.Net
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Date:
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Semptember 20, 2016
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Description:
- CHINESE investors and tourists are starting to warm up to the Philippines on the back of President Duterte’s repeated calls to make peace with China. Francis Chua, chair emeritus of the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI), noted this growing interest, as he disclosed that there will be a cruise ship—with some 2,000 Chinese tourists and investors—docking in the Philippines soon.
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Title:
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Villar sells agri-travel in China
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Author:
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Macon Ramos-Araneta
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Source:
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Manila Standard
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Date:
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September 17, 2016
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Description:
- SENATOR Cynthia Villar promoted the Philippines as an agri-tourism destination as she led the Philippine delegation at the China-Asean Expo held in Nanning, Guangxi, China. The Philippines’ theme this year is agri-tourism supplementing the bid to promote the Philippines as a destination of choice for agri-tourism. The theme is anchored on “Farm Tourism Development Act of 2016,” enacted into law as Republic Act 10816 last May.
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Title:
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China ready to invest in PH infra
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Author:
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Mayvelline Caravallo
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Source:
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The Manila Times
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Date:
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September 14, 2016
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Description:
- Nanning, China: China is ready to invest heavily in the Philippines, particularly in infrastructure development, now that President Rodrigo Duterte is showing keen interest in improving the relationship between the two countries, a regional business leader said. Recalling his visit to Manila three weeks ago, the executive president of the China-Asean Business Council, Xu Ningning, said he observed that quality of infrastructure in the Philippines is still not high enough to attract investments and support a growing economy.
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Title:
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Lopez warns $6B at risk if PH cuts ties with China
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Author:
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Marc Jayson Cayabyab
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Source:
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Philippine Daily Inquirer
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Date:
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September 2, 2016
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Description:
- Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon Lopez told lawmakers Friday that cutting ties with China due to tension over the West Philippine Sea could cost the country some $6 billion in exports.
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Title:
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Commentary: Revamping global economic governance in due course
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Author:
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Liu Jie
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Source:
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Xinhua
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Date:
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September 1, 2016
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Description:
- HANGZHOU, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- When the Group of 20 (G20) leaders gather in China seeking a remedy for sluggish global economic growth, something equally consequential will also be on the table: revamping global economic governance.