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G7, tech giants agree on plan to block jihadist content online

G7countriesandtechgiantsincludingGoogle,FacebookandTwitteronFridayagreedtoworktogethertoblockthedisseminationofIslamistextremismovertheinternet."Thesearethefirs

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US partners vow to pursue climate fight without Trump

The United States' partners in the G7 club of wealthy democracies vowed Sunday to press ahead with efforts to contain devastating climate change despite a rift caused by the American withdrawal from the Paris accord on cutting carbon emissions.

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China slams G7 interference in its sea issues

ChinastronglydenouncedthecommuniquereleasedafteraG7summit,whichinterferesinEastChinaSeaandSouthChinaSeaissuesundertheguiseofinternationallaw,ForeignMinistryspok

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Trump isolated over Paris climate change deal

LeadersoftheG7groupofrichnationshavefailedtoagreeastatementonclimatechange.SixworldleadersreaffirmedtheircommitmenttotheParisaccord,theworld'sfirstcomprehensive

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Inclusive growth set to be key issue at 2017 G7 summit

Atwo-dayG7summitissettokickoffinTaormina,asmalltownontheItalianislandofSicily,onMay26.ItwillbringtogetherUSPresidentDonaldTrump,France’snewpresidentEmmanuelMacr

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World media expect security to be high on G7 summit agenda

InthecrowdednewsroomssetupforamajorGroupofSeven(G7)summit,scheduledonFridayinItaliancityofTaormina,commonopinionsareformingamongmediaworkerswithmoreandmoreagree

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Belt and Road may be a wise initiative for G7

Thatleadersfromtheworld'sleadingindustrializedcountries-Canada,France,Germany,Italy,Japan,theUnitedKingdomandtheUnitedStates-areexpectedtodiscuss"buildingthefou

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G7 may face uphill battle in forging summit consensus

Asthe43rdyearlysummitoftheGroupofSeven(G7)istobestartFriday,analystssayitcouldbeanuphillbattleforthesummittoreachconsensusoverkeyissuessuchasmigration,security,

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China expresses dissatisfaction with G7 statement on South China Sea

China on Friday said it was strongly dissatisfied with a statement by G7 members, in which they expressed concern over the South China Sea.

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G7 members differ on how to boost economy, Japan promotes own interests

Leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) had differing opinions on how to stimulate a sluggish world economy at a summit that ended Friday, while Japan spared no efforts to promote its own interests.

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G7 leaders stress joint efforts to fight global economic risks

​Leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) agreed that the world economy is facing potential risks that should be objectively perceived and solved with joint hands, said Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe after the G7 leaders' summit concluded Friday.

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G7 increasingly crippled as an "elite club"

As leaders of the seven major advanced economies gather here Thursday for the G7 summit, ambitions are running high for "guiding the world."

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Indonesia, Japan relations at crossroads

As signs abound that Indonesia’s current administration harbors little affection for Japan and amid China’s economic assertiveness, another bilateral meeting between Indonesia and Japan is expected to set the tone for more cordial relations.

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Health partnership advocates universal health coverage at G7 summit

​An international health partnership has appealed for universal health coverage as a priority for the development agenda at the Group of Seven (G7) leaders' summit, which kicked off here Thursday.

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G7 leaders urged to care more about world's forgotten children

​As leaders of the seven major advanced economies gathered here Thursday for the G7 Ise-Shima Summit, World Vision delivered a message urging the G7 leaders to care more about the world's forgotten children.

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Other G7 countries shouldn't blindly follow Japan, U.S. agenda

​With the upcoming Group of Seven (G7) leaders' summit to discuss a number of global issues, the rest of the G7 nations other than the United States and Japan, should be wary as the summit has been geared up to specifically manipulate the intentions of the host Japan and its supporter the U.S., rather than representing the common interests of the seven industrialized countries or the world.

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Is G7 mechanism still relevant enough to tackle global, regional issues?

After a series of ministerial meetings of the world's seven major industrialized economies, the long-awaited Group of Seven (G7) leaders'summit will finally be held Thursday in Ise-Shima in central Japan covering a series of urgent and important global and regional issues.