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Vietnam’s To Lam ‘unanimously’ re-elected chief

HANOI – Vietnam’s ruling Communist Party “unanimously” re-elected To Lam as general secretary on Friday, confirming the former security enforcer as the country’s top...

Frenchwoman, 100, escaped Nazi massacre

BORDEAUX, France – Camille Senon, a feminist and union activist who narrowly escaped the Nazi massacre in her French village of Oradour-sur-Glane died on...

China to carry out live firing operation in Taiwan Strait

Chinese authorities said they would carry out a live firing exercise in the Taiwan Strait on Tuesday, days after US and Canadian warships passed...

Vietnam’s Communist Party names To Lam top leader

Hanoi – Vietnamese President To Lam was formally named the country’s top leader Saturday, pledging to “speed up” a sweeping graft campaign that has...

Nepal’s Communist PM Oli takes power for fourth time

KATHMANDU – Nepal’s Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli was sworn in as prime minister on Monday after his Communist Party forged a coalition government with...

Xi’s G20 no-show hints at China’s shifting priorities

BEIJING, China­—President Xi Jinping’s unexplained decision to snub the G20 summit underlines Beijing’s frayed ties with other major powers as well as growing secrecy...

China’s Xi to secure third term as president, brushes off crises

Beijing — Xi Jinping will secure a third term as China’s president at a rubber-stamp parliament that starts this weekend, enjoying unchallengeable status despite...

Up to 70% of Shanghai people COVID positive

A senior doctor at one of Shanghai’s top hospitals has said 70 percent of the megacity’s population may have been infected with COVID-19 during...

China’s yuan hits 15-year low after Xi extends rule

China's yuan hit a 15-year low against the US dollar on Tuesday, with investors spooked after President Xi Jinping gained complete dominance over the...

Communist Party endorses Xi’s unprecedented 3rd term

BEIJING—China’s Communist Party on Saturday endorsed Xi Jinping’s “core position” in the country’s leadership, all but assuring he will be handed an unprecedented third...

China sees ‘much faster timeline’ on taking Taiwan, Blinken warns

Beijing wants to seize Taiwan “on a much faster timeline” than previously considered, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said, warning that President Xi...

Xi Jinping poised to enter third term as China’s most powerful ruler

Beijing—When Xi Jinping took power in 2012, some observers predicted he would be the most liberal Communist Party leader in China's history, based on...

China censors rare anti-Xi protest ahead of congress

Beijing—China’s internet censors removed on Friday virtually all references to reports of a rare protest in Beijing that involved banners denouncing President Xi Jinping...

Taiwan leader: ‘No compromise’ on freedom, democracy in national day talk

Taipei—Taiwan’s leader warned Beijing on Monday that the island would never give up its democratic way of life in a national day speech in...
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