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North Korea’s Ninth Party Congress is now over. Culminating on the seventh day with a Politburo meeting, final plenary session, and a military parade, the Kim Jong Un regime concluded this once-every-five-year event with relatively modest fanfare by ... [1]

A day after Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi alleged a secret understanding between the Communist Party of India (Marxist) and the Bharatiya Janata Party in the Kerala Assembly elections, CPI(M) politburo member and Kerala Chief Min... [2]

BEIJING -- Chinese Communist Party Politburo member Ma Xingrui has missed two consecutive high-profile meetings since late November, prompting speculation that he may be under investigation for corruption. [3]

HONG KONG -- China's top decision-making body on Wednesday signaled confidence while also pledging to support growth and tackle "disorderly competition" in the world's No. 2 economy. [4]

Russian priest who fired grenade ‘against NATO’ reported killed in Ukraine Pavel Kunitsyn, a priest who previously taught ‘patriotism and bravery’ at a military school in Murmansk, has been reported killed in Ukraine. [5]

BEIJING -- When Chinese President Xi Jinping assembled a new Communist Party Politburo for his third term as the party leader, he picked loyalists from different phases of his career to make sure no particular group would become a dominant force. [6]

HONG KONG -- The Chinese Communist Party Politburo convened on Monday to discuss economic policies, state media reported, with officials acknowledging "new difficulties and challenges" while hinting at moves to support the property sector. [7]

SHANGHAI -- The Chinese Communist Party's Politburo, the country's top decision-making body, on Monday called for a "more proactive" fiscal policy in 2025, as the country battles an economic slowdown. [8]

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[1] TH thediplomat.com · 2026-02-28 · 65% match

6 Takeaways From North Korea’s 9th Party Congress

North Korea’s Ninth Party Congress is now over. Culminating on the seventh day with a Politburo meeting, final plenary session, and a military parade, the Kim Jong Un regime concluded this once-every-five-year event with relatively modest fanfare by

[2] MM indianexpress.com · 2026-03-26 · 55% match

Lacks basic understanding’: Kerala CM Vijayan hits back at Rahul over CPI(M)-BJP ‘secret deal’ charge

A day after Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi alleged a secret understanding between the Communist Party of India (Marxist) and the Bharatiya Janata Party in the Kerala Assembly elections, CPI(M) politburo member and Kerala Chief Min

[3] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-12-12 · 75% match

China Politburo member misses key meeting, raising purge speculation

BEIJING -- Chinese Communist Party Politburo member Ma Xingrui has missed two consecutive high-profile meetings since late November, prompting speculation that he may be under investigation for corruption.

[4] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-07-30 · 75% match

China Politburo cheers 'resilience,' warns on 'disorderly competition'

HONG KONG -- China's top decision-making body on Wednesday signaled confidence while also pledging to support growth and tackle "disorderly competition" in the world's No. 2 economy.

[5] FI thebarentsobserver.com · 2026-03-20 · 36% match

Russian priest who fired grenade ‘against NATO’ reported killed in Ukraine

Russian priest who fired grenade ‘against NATO’ reported killed in Ukraine Pavel Kunitsyn, a priest who previously taught ‘patriotism and bravery’ at a military school in Murmansk, has been reported killed in Ukraine.

[6] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2022-10-29 · 75% match

China's new Politburo: United only by loyalty to Xi Jinping

BEIJING -- When Chinese President Xi Jinping assembled a new Communist Party Politburo for his third term as the party leader, he picked loyalists from different phases of his career to make sure no particular group would become a dominant force.

[7] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2023-07-24 · 75% match

China hints at property easing as closely watched Politburo meets

HONG KONG -- The Chinese Communist Party Politburo convened on Monday to discuss economic policies, state media reported, with officials acknowledging "new difficulties and challenges" while hinting at moves to support the property sector.

[8] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2024-12-09 · 75% match

China's Politburo calls for 'proactive' fiscal policy in 2025

SHANGHAI -- The Chinese Communist Party's Politburo, the country's top decision-making body, on Monday called for a "more proactive" fiscal policy in 2025, as the country battles an economic slowdown.

[9] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2022-12-31 · 75% match

Vietnam's Communist Party ousts top diplomat from Politburo

HANOI -- The Vietnamese Communist Party on Friday removed Standing Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh, who is in charge of foreign policy, from its Politburo amid an ongoing crackdown on coronavirus-related scandals.

[10] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2017-12-09 · 75% match

Vietnam police arrest ex-politburo member over misconduct

Hanoi (Reuters) -- Vietnamese police arrested on Friday a former top Communist Party official suspected of misconduct while he was chairman of the main state energy firm, the first former politburo member to face prosecution in decades.

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