Politburo Standing Committee

North Korea prepares to mark 70 years of its foundation; analysts say country may not display latest military hardware

North Korea is preparing to celebrate its 70th foundation day. 'Mass Games' are expected to return after five years but analysts say that the nation may not display weapons during its military parades.

China scraps presidential term limits: How Xi Jinping's quest for unrestricted power made him 'Chairman of Everything'

Xi Jinping has joined pantheon of Chinese leadership after bursting onto scene as a graft-fighting governor who went on to earn comparisons with Mao Zedong

China faces historic battle against corruption, says official appointed by Xi Jinping to tackle graft charges

China must win its battle against corruption or face being erased by history, its new top graft buster said in an editorial on Saturday

With Xi Jinping firmly at helm, China will unveil new leadership line-up

China is set Wednesday to unveil its new ruling council with President Xi Jinping firmly at the helm after stamping his authority on the country by engraving his name on the Communist Party's constitution.

China: How security chief's fall will tighten Xi's grip on power

By taking down Zhou, Xi breaks a decades-old unwritten taboo against punishing current and former members of the party's innermost circle -- a move experts say suggests a leader on track to amass more power than those of recent decades.