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.

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.

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,