China's Finance Minister Lan Foan called on APEC members to work more closely together to boost growth at a time when the global economy has been rocked by rapid change and the fallout from geopolitical conflicts.

Perikatan Nasional's dissolution would mean that its component parties would not be able to contest the upcoming elections under a common banner.

Ukraine has insisted that "diplomacy must prevail over emotions" in relations between the countries and that they consider "the situation resolved".

Students, including from the University of Indonesia, will protest against recent forest fires, as well as the rout on the stock market.

Tokyo said it was "extremely regrettable" that its diplomats had been unable to visit the Japanese journalist detained in Russia, despite a bilateral protocol that guarantees the right to consular access.