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China Posts Disappointing Growth As Officials Hold Key Meeting

China posted lower than expected growth in the second quarter on Monday, with all eyes on how top officials gathering for a key meeting in Beijing might seek to tackle the country's deepening economic malaise.

International Business Times

China's economy slowed in the last quarter as weak consumer demand dragged on growth

China says its economy expanded at a slower-than-forecast 4.7% annual rate in the last quarter

The Independent UK

China's Communist Party will signal its approach to the country's challenges at a meeting this week

China’s ruling Communist Party is starting a four-day meeting that is expected to lay out a strategy for self-sufficient economic growth in an era of heightened national security concerns and restrictions on access to American technology

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China's Leaders To Meet, With All Eyes On Struggling Economy

Top Chinese officials gather in Beijing on Monday, with all eyes on how they might kickstart lacklustre growth at a key political meeting that has historically seen officials unveil big-picture economic policy changes.

International Business Times

French left propose Huguette Bello as compromise PM pick, but Socialists are on the fence

As France's left-wing alliance scrambles to agree on a candidate for prime minister after taking the most parliamentary seats in the July 7 snap election, the hard-left France Unbowed (LFI) party has proposed veteran politician Huguette Bello as a compromise candidate. The former Communist Party member from the French overseas…

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Markets Track Wall St Records After Powell Hints At Rate Cut

The advances also saw Hong Kong and Shanghai push higher after struggling in recent weeks over worries about the Chinese economy, with investors awaiting a key Communist Party meeting next week.

Latin Times

Xi Says China Planning 'Major' Reforms Ahead Of Key Political Meeting

Chinese President Xi Jinping said Friday that the ruling Communist Party was planning and implementing "major" reforms, ahead of a closely watched political conclave that is expected to put economic recovery high on the agenda.

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China Expels Former Defense Minister And Predecessor Over Corruption

China expels former Defense Minister and predecessor from Communist Party over corruption allegations, part of broader anti-corruption efforts in military.

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Former Chinese defense minister expelled from ruling Communist Party over graft allegations

Former Chinese defense minister Li Shangfu was expelled from the ruling Communist Party and is being investigated for corruption and bribery, the official Xinhua news agency reported Thursday

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As Putin visits, Vietnam says will boost ties with Russia for global peace

Russian president says strengthening strategic partnership with Vietnam is one of his country’s priorities.

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Putin in Vietnam, seeking to strengthen ties in Southeast Asia while Russia's isolation deepens

Russian President Vladimir Putin is in Vietnam to strengthen ties with its longtime partner in Southeast Asia at a time when Moscow is facing growing international isolation because of its military actions in Ukraine

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Religious and cultural mentions removed from names of China's Xinjiang villages, rights groups say

A report released by Human Rights Watch says authorities in China’s western Xinjiang region have been systematically replacing the names of villages inhabited by Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities to reflect the ruling Communist Party’s ideology

The Independent UK

Being a feminist in China: A battle lost in advance

In China, the ruling Communist Party encourages women to focus on motherhood and the home, rather than self-emancipation. While some Chinese feminists have tried to denounce the inequality and discrimination they face, their numbers are dwindling amid a crackdown by authorities. Our correspondents report.

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U.S. economic growth will eclipse China's by 2031, and the transformation Beijing needs for a revival may take 'several decades, if not longer,' top demographer says

"Historically, no country has managed to achieve 4% growth in the subsequent 12 years after the elderly made up 15% of the population."

France 24

Vietnam top security official To Lam voted new president

Vietnam’s top security official To Lam was confirmed Wednesday as the nation's new president. He oversaw police and intelligence operations over a period when rights groups say basic liberties have been systematically suppressed, and its secret service was accused of violating international law.

International Business Times

Vietnam Votes In Public Security Minister As President

Vietnam's rubber-stamp parliament voted in public security minister To Lam as the country's new president on Wednesday, after a major anti-corruption campaign forced his predecessor to resign.

The Independent UK

Vietnam’s top security official To Lam confirmed as president

Vietnam’s National Assembly has confirmed the country’s top security official, To Lam, as its new president

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Vietnam nominates public security minister to be new president

To Lam has been public security chief since 2016 and has taken a hard line on human rights movements in the country.

International Business Times

Vietnam Nominates Public Security Minister To Be New President

Vietnam's Communist Party has nominated public security minister To Lam to be the country's new president, state media said Saturday, after his predecessor resigned as part of a sweeping anti-graft purge.

Caixin Global

Former State-Owned Energy Veteran Caught in Graft Dragnet

Tan Jiansheng, a retired deputy general manager of China General Nuclear Power, is suspected of ‘serious violations of (Communist Party) discipline and law’

Caixin Global

Former Provincial Vice Chairman Stung for Graft

Qin Rupei, ex-deputy chief of the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, was last seen in public a week ago

Caixin Global

Two Ex-Executives of CNOOC Fall Amid Anti-Graft Storm

Two more industry veterans face probe as authorities target corruption in sprawling state-owned sector

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Ex-Official of China’s Banking Regulator Hit With Corruption Probe

Another Ex-Financial Regulator Expelled From Communist Party Over Graft Allegations