In Japanese PM Fumio Kishida's first visit to Brazil, he met with the country's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in the capital of Brasilia where Lula urged Kishida to buy his country's beef.

Lula pushed the visiting leader to buy Brazilian beef, saying 'our meat is cheaper and of better quality than the meat you buy' According to Brazilian officials, 80 per cent of Japan's beef imports come from the US and Australia Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Friday welcomed Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on his first visit

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Solomon Islands lawmakers on Thursday chose former Foreign Minister Jeremiah Manele as the new prime minister of the South Pacific island nation that has grown closer to China in recent years.

Solomon Islands lawmakers selected Jeremiah Manele as their new prime minister on Thursday, elevating the former foreign minister who has pledged to continue the Pacific Island nation's international policy that drew it closer to China.

Jeremiah Manele, the former foreign minister of the Solomon Islands, is now the Pacific nation's newest prime minister. He will be under public pressure to address domestic issues and better manage the country's budding relationship with China.