Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference chairman Wang Yang, who was tipped to be the next premier, was also absent from the list of members of the new Central Committee.Continue Reading
Xi previously abolished the presidential two-term limit in 2018, paving the way for him to rule indefinitely. The weekend will also see the new Central Committee approve a reshuffled 25-member Politburo, as well as a Politburo Standing Committee – China’s apex of power – of around seven people, which analystsContinue Reading
BEIJING: Former Chinese president Hu Jintao was unexpectedly led out of Saturday’s (Oct 22) closing ceremony of the Communist Party Congress in a dramatic moment that disrupted the highly choreographed event. Hu’s departure was left unexplained, and the nation’s censors appeared to quickly scrub any recent references to him fromContinue Reading
BEIJING: Former Chinese president Hu Jintao was unexpectedly led out of Saturday’s (Oct 22) closing ceremony of the Communist Party Congress, AFP journalists on the scene witnessed. The frail-looking Hu, 79, initially seemed reluctant to leave the front row of Politburo Standing Committee members in Beijing’s Great Hall of theContinue Reading
Some see silver as a promising investment, others say it is the poor man’s gold. As gold prices stay elevated, many people in India are turning to silver as a more affordable alternative.Continue Reading
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has heightened concerns that a Taiwan contingency involving the People’s Republic of China could play out in the not-too-distant future. This year’s US Department of Defense Annual Report to Congress on China asserts that PRC leadership views unification as pivotal to its policy of “rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.” China’s piecemeal pressure […]Continue Reading
Thailand’s controversial lèse-majesté law and culture of impunity, regional fight against “fake news,” child marriage grows as Lao economy suffers.
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Observers are expecting an intense contest for the Malay votes in rural and urban seats, as this is likely to be decisive in determining who forms the next government.
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BEIJING: China’s five-yearly Communist Party Congress will end on Saturday (Oct 22), with President Xi Jinping likely to seal a norm-breaking third term in power. The closing ceremony at Beijing’s Great Hall of the People tops off a week of largely rubber-stamp meetings among 2,300 party delegates, who will approveContinue Reading
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s parliament voted Friday (Oct 21) in order to curtail the capabilities of the president, a partial concession towards the protest movement that will forced the island nation’s former mind of state into exile. An unprecedented economic downturn this year fuelled intensive public anger, with all the governmentContinue Reading