Chinese President Xi Jinping to visit North Korea June 8-9, strengthening ties after pandemic isolation, amid Beijing's denuclearisation stance and Pyongyang's growing Moscow ties.
Yasser Abbas, son of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, has secured a seat on Fatah's highest leadership body, the central committee. The election occurred during Fatah's Eighth General Conference in Ramallah, the movement's first in a decade, amidst calls for reform and amid the ongoing conflict in Gaza.
China has issued a 12-point plan to strengthen protections for gig economy workers, addressing wage payments, social security, extreme weather protections and algorithm transparency. The State Council and Communist Party's Central Committee target standardized labor practices across the platform economy by 2027, as an economic slowdown drives millions into informal jobs.
China has released new guidelines to reduce carbon emissions across strategic sectors – including energy-intensive data centres – as Beijing pushes to secure its 2030 climate targets amid volatile energy prices triggered by the US-Israeli war in Iran. The 18-point document, issued by the ruling Communist Party’s powerful Central Committee and the State Council, China’s cabinet, called on heavy industries – including steel, non-ferrous metals and chemicals – to boost energy efficiency and...
The number of academicians from China's leading scientific and engineering institutes in the Communist Party's Central Committee has doubled over a decade, rising from 15 (3.5%) in the 18th Committee in 2012 to 30 (8%) in the 20th Committee in 2022, including seven full members. This marks a significant shift, as scientists historically had limited direct representation and typically served as consultants rather than decision-makers.
