China in the World

Candidates running in a slew of elections across Asia this year are taking to social media to share slogans, pitch policies, rankle rivals and rouse crowds ahead of campaign rallies. Twitter Inc.'s Asia-Pacific Vice President Maya Hari tells Juliette Saly how its looking to restrict the use of fake news being spread through its platform.

An Asian trade deal almost a decade in the making is set to be signed on Sunday. The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership will cement China's position as the main influence on trade in the region, leaving the US on the sidelines of two huge trade deals after Donald Trump pulled it out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership in 2017. Plus, investment bank Goldman Sachs has made progress in appointing more women and people from minority backgrounds as partners - but the majority of promotions are still given to white men.

Ten ASEAN nations, plus five other Asia-Pacific countries have signed the world's biggest trade deal in terms of GDP. The pact is expected to drive economic growth in a region hard-hit by the coronavirus pandemic.