The number of GP appointments booked for people suffering from breathing difficulties has dropped by nearly 600 a month since a clean air zone (CAZ) was introduced in Bradford, a study has claimed.

North Korea on Tuesday opened an enlarged plenary meeting of the ruling Workers’ Party of Korea, accelerating preparations for a rare party congress early next year while simultaneously firing ...

The 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China convened its fourth plenary session from Oct 20 to Oct 23. Participants deliberated and adopted the central committee's recommendations for ...

The “parliament of the Jewish people” is set to open this week in Jerusalem as some 2,500 participants from 42 countries descend upon the capital’s International Convention Center for the 39th World ...

A key body of the ruling Chinese Communist Party reaffirmed the "core" leadership of President Xi Jinping as the head of the party and the powerful military, as it ended its four-day meeting on ...

Chinese leaders have just concluded a closed-door conclave focused on drawing up the country’s next five-year economic blueprint – a sweeping plan covering everything from accelerating tech innovation ...

China has restated its commitment to a years-long official focus on achieving self-reliance in science and technology, so that it can meet what it has acknowledged as "profound and complex" changes.

SHANGHAI: China has identified a list of goals to guide its next Five-Year Plan until 2030, placing greater emphasis on technological self-reliance, domestic demand and national security - and, for ...

The 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) convened its fourth plenary session in Beijing from Monday to Thursday. Participants at the session deliberated over and adopted the ...

China on Thursday wrapped up a four-day meeting that laid out broad development priorities for the next five years. Analysts noted a significant change in Beijing's emphasis on consumption, while ...

Observers expect China's Fourth Plenum to focus more on technology instead of the property market, amid growing trade tensions and competition with the U.S., said CNBC's Evelyn Cheng. Latest official ...