The communiqué which followed the Third Plenum meeting of the Chinese Communist Party’s Central Committee may have been “gnomic,” but The Economist reports that two institutional changes indicate that ...

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RUNNING the world’s biggest country requires sacrifice. For the Communist Party’s top 376 officials on its central committee, the sacrifice includes the occasional weekend. From Saturday November 9th ...

External observers keenly anticipated the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) third plenary session of the twentieth Central Committee. Third plenums—the third plenary meeting of the Central Committee of ...

In this photo supplied by North Korean state media, the Enlarged Meeting of 13th Plenary Meeting of Eighth Central Committee of the WPK convenes in Pyongyang, North Korea, Dec. 9, 2025. North Korean ...

In the lead up to China’s crucial 20th Chinese Communist Party Congress next fall — at which Chinese president Xi Jinping will seek to be reappointed for an unprecedented third term — China’s top ...

When it comes to the plenum area, “out of sight” must never become “out of mind.” Whether located under an elevated floor, such as in a data center, or above the dropdown ceiling of a conference room, ...

[BEIJING] The most important meeting of China’s 2025 political calendar is just around the corner. The so-called fourth plenum, scheduled to take place from Oct 20 to 23, will gather hundreds of top ...

On Monday, the four-day Fourth Plenum of the 18th Party Congress began in Beijing. Chinese state media says this year's meeting will deliberate on 'major issues concerning comprehensively advancing ...

Incorporating a plenum can have its design advantages, but corridors serving adjoining areas of health care occupancies are prohibited from being used for a portion of an air supply, air return, or ...