Tighter control and high-tech push: Key takeaways from China’s biggest annual political event
Editor’s Note: Sign up for CNN’s Meanwhile in China newsletterwhich explores what you need to know about the country’s rise and how it impacts the world.
Political asian news
China’s Big Political Show Is Back to Normal. Sort of.
Finally, it appeared, things were back to normal.
What Pakistan’s political changes mean for China, the US and India
The PML-N reached out to the PPP to form a coalition government. These negotiations resulted in an understanding that Sharif would be their joint candidate for prime minister with Asif Ali Zardari – – a former president and the husband of the late prime minister Benazir Bhutto – for president.
‘Two sessions’: China scraps a decades-long political tradition as Xi tightens control amid economic woes
Editor’s Note: Sign up for CNN’s Meanwhile in China newsletterwhich explores what you need to know about the country’s rise and how it impacts the world.
What to watch for as China’s major political meeting of the year gets underway
BEIJING (AP) — One burning issue dominates as the 2024 session of China’s legislature gets underway this week: the economy.
Is cinema India’s new political battleground? Modi-backed Article 370 film stirs Kashmiri outrage
Critics warn the government is increasingly “endorsing cinema for political gain”, while some from Kashmir accuse authorities of “normalising” false narratives.
Internet: Pakistan’s new political battleground
Internet disruptions, unexplained by authorities, are casting serious doubts over the rule of law and Pakistan’s ambition to expand its digital economy.
Most Japanese don’t support any political party amid ‘deep disappointment, disgust’ with corruption scandals
Most Japanese citizens do not support any particular political party, according to a new opinion poll, with analysts suggesting the results underline not only public “disgust” at the corruption scandals that continue to rock the nation but also a sense that they are powerless to bring about change.