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Actually, the CCP Is the Worst Co-Parent Imaginable

An op-ed in The New York Times tries to make the case that the Chinese Communist Party is a worthy partner in raising children.

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Vietnam legislature approves president’s resignation

 HANOI: Vietnam’s legislature on Wednesday approved the resignation of President Nguyen Xuan Phuc, state media reported, amid a major escalation of the country’s anti-graft campaign.

Bangkok Post

Vietnam legislature approves president's resignation amid graft crackdown

Vietnam's legislature on Wednesday approved the resignation of President Nguyen Xuan Phuc, state media reported, amid a major escalation of the Southeast Asian country's anti-graft campaign.

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China's pessimistic Gen Z poses challenge for Xi post-COVID

The first weekend after COVID-19 restrictions ended last month, dozens of young Chinese jostled in the dark at a heavy-metal concert in a tiny Shanghai music venue that reeked of sweat and hard liquor.

Reuters

Vietnam President Phuc resigns amid ministers’ corruption scandal

Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s resignation has been anticipated since the dismissal of two deputy prime ministers in January.

Al Jazeera

Vietnamese president ousted in graft purge

HANOI: Vietnam’s president has stepped down and been ousted from the Communist Party’s top bodies in an unparalleled shakeup, as party secretary Nguyen Phu Trong’s anti-corruption purge casts an ever-widening net.

Bangkok Post

Vietnam president quits as Communist Party intensifies graft crackdown

Vietnam President Nguyen Xuan Phuc has resigned after the ruling Communist Party blamed him for "violations and wrongdoing" by officials under his control, the government said on Tuesday, in a major escalation of the country's anti-graft campaign.

Reuters

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China's economic growth falls to 3% in 2022 but slowly reviving

The world's No.2 economy grew by 3% in 2022, less than half of the previous year's rate, official data showed Tuesday as China faced pressure from anti-virus controls and a real estate slump.

WEKU

WHO Appeals to China to Release More COVID-19 Information

The World Health Organization has appealed to China to keep releasing information about its wave of COVID-19 infections after the government announced nearly 60,000 deaths since early December following weeks of complaints it was failing to tell the world what was happening. The announcement Saturday was the first official death…

Asharq Al-Awsat

China Says COVID Wave Has Peaked in Many Areas

Many parts of China are already past their peak of COVID-19 infections, state media reported on Tuesday, with officials further downplaying the severity of the outbreak despite international concerns about its scale and impact. A summary by Health Times, a publication managed by People's Daily, the Communist Party's official newspaper,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

China has reopened its borders to tourists after three years of COVID-19 closure

The ability of residents Hong Kong to cross into mainland is one of the most visible signs of China's easing of border restrictions, with travelers arriving no longer required to undergo quarantines.

WEKU

Billionaire Jack Ma to cede control of China’s Ant Group

Business magnate Jack Ma who controlled over 50 percent of the fintech giant’s shares will now hold just 6.2 percent.

Al Jazeera

Former PICC P&C president expelled from Chinese Communist Party

China's anti-graft watchdog said on Friday that the former president of insurer PICC Property and Casualty Co had been expelled from the Communist Party and dismissed from the company for severe violations of law and discipline.

Reuters

Vietnam ousts most senior officials in years as probes spread

Vietnam dismissed two deputy prime ministers — the most senior officials to be relieved of duties since 2017 — amid lengthy investigations driven by a campaign to clean up corruption and protect the Communist Party’s legitimacy.

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Vietnam dismisses two ministers amid corruption probes

HANOI: Vietnam dismissed two deputy prime ministers amid lengthy investigations driven by a campaign to clean up corruption and protect the Communist Party’s legitimacy.

Al Jazeera

China’s ‘zero-COVID’ U-turn leads to loss of faith in leadership

Chinese people were told they were fighting the virus together, now some are disillusioned by the abrupt policy change.

France 24

Can China cope? From zero to no Covid restrictions

Why did China suddenly go from draconian Covid restrictions to an "anything goes" approach? The nation where the coronavirus originated kept a lid on it for three years and an easing was expected after the October Communist Party congress. But to go from Covid protests in November to suddenly opening…

Caixin Global

Communist Party Names New Diplomatic Chief to Shape China’s Foreign Policy

Former minister Wang Yi has taken the helm at the party’s Central Foreign Affairs Commission

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China's top diplomat calls for 'dialogue', cooperation with U.S.

China and the United States must pursue dialogue rather than confrontation and avoid the mistakes made during the Cold War, top Chinese diplomat Wang Yi said on Sunday in his first public comments since his appointment as head of the ruling Communist Party's foreign affairs office.

The Independent UK

Troubles aside, Xi says China on 'right side of history'

Chinese leader Xi Jinping says his country is on the “right side of history" in a New Year's address that comes as questions swirl over his government's handling of COVID-19 and economic and political challenges

Tribune News Service

Chinese women found their voice in 2022. Is anyone listening?

Chinese women found a new voice to demand change in 2022. The government’s tentative response suggests tensions may only deepen in the coming year.

Reuters

China's Xi solidified grip on power during tumultuous 2022

Xi Jinping secured an historic third leadership term in October, emerging as China's most powerful ruler since Mao Zedong, bolstered by a Politburo Standing Committee stacked with allies and no successor-in-waiting to challenge him.

The Independent UK

Fallen colossus: USSR's terror, triumphs began 100 years ago

With its brutality, technological accomplishments and rigid ideology, the Soviet Union loomed over the world like an immortal colossus

Reuters

Analysis-China's COVID policymaking under scrutiny as infections soar

After China scrapped three years of zero-COVID curbs in 30 days, setting off a massive wave of infections, Beijing's policymakers face an immense challenge to treat the sick and minimise deaths while winning back public trust dented by previous policies.

Caixin Global

China’s Former Industry Minister Expelled From Communist Party

Xiao Yaqing, accused of bribery, is demoted and sent into retirement after admitting wrongdoing and giving up all illegal income

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