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China's top lawmaker meets journalists after missing key parliament session
China's top lawmaker and the third-ranked leader of its ruling Communist Party, Zhao Leji, spoke to journalists covering parliament on Wednesday, state media reported, a day after he unexpectedly missed a key session he had been due to open.
Infection blamed for top Chinese lawmaker's absence from key parliament session
The third-ranked leader of China's ruling Communist Party was absent on Tuesday from a key parliamentary session he had been due to open, with his stand-in attributing the absence to a respiratory infection.
European Parliament removes curbs on lawmaker meetings with China
The European Parliament has lifted restrictions on lawmakers meeting some Chinese officials, in a fresh indication of a potential thaw in EU-China ties. The recommendations were introduced in April 2023 as a follow up to a sanctioning blitz in 2021,
China’s third most powerful official missing from parliament sessions due to 'illness'
China's annual parliamentary session closed with the third-ranked leader of the ruling Communist Party absent due to a respiratory infection. This is the first time in recent history that the chairman of China's top legislative body was absent in the key meeting known as the "Two Sessions.
China's parliament meets to shield economy from US tariff salvos
China's parliament begins its annual session on Wednesday with officials under pressure to tilt their fiscal resources towards consumers to make the economy more resilient in the face of rising U.S. trade tariffs and deflationary pressures.
China’s No 3 Zhao Leji returns to public spotlight after missing end of ‘two sessions’
The chairman of the National People’s Congress skipped its closing ceremony this week due to a respiratory tract infection.
Belgian prosecutors make arrests in a corruption probe linked to the European Parliament
Belgian federal prosecutors announced Thursday the arrests of several people as part of a corruption probe linked to the ...
Justin Trudeau Makes Epic Exit from Canada's Parliament After Emotional Resignation as Prime Minister
Justin Trudeau made a playful exit from the House of Commons on March 10, one day after giving his farewell speech and making ...
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Stomach illness at Parliament prompts remote working order, but not for MPs
About a dozen people who work in Parliament have been struck by the tummy bug over the past day, according to First Deputy ...
NZ lawmakers told to stop complaining about Māori name use in Parliament
The speaker of New Zealand’s parliament has told lawmakers that he will not consider further complaints about the use of the ...