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President xijinping has been reflecting on his last five years in office in a speech to top Officials Office in a speech to top officials of the communist Party Congress. In his opening address, president xi set out his future priorities. Its thought the line up of the politburo standing committee, which contains chinas most senior decision makers, will be revealed towards the end of the congress, next week. He received rapturous applause from the congress as he outlined the future role of the c...

Chinas president xijinping has been reflecting on his last five years in office in a speech to top officials of the communist Party Congress. The congress, which takes place every five years, is a piece of political theatre, though key proceedings are shrouded in secrecy. Its thought the line up of the politburo Standing Committee, which contains chinas most senior decision makers, will be revealed towards the end of the Congress Next week. President xi received rapturous applause from the congr...

We begin in japan with Prime Minister shinzo abe set to win after exit polls showing a decisive victory. Promised to deal fairly with north korea, local media reporting his Ruling Coalition hass r retained two thirds majoy in parliament paving the way for him to amend the nations postwar pacifist constitution. [applause] japans Prime Minister has won his bet. The liberal Democratic Party acquiring a landslide victory in the parliamentary election. Despite preelection opinion polls which showed l...

Its 7. 00am in singapore. And 8. 00am in beijing, where the final day of the 19th Party Congress is just about to get underway. President xi jinping looks set to be confirmed as the most powerful man of his generation and elevated to the same status as mao zedong and deng xiaoping. His personal political ideology, xi jinping thought, is to be written into the partys constitution and will be taught in schools. Joining us from Tiananmen Square in beijing is robin brant. What will be taking place o...

Selling fiction writers of all time. Dan brown. His 2003 novel the da vinci code sparked outrage in the vatican, hes just published another epic tale, this time about mans quest for the origins of life. Is there still a public appetite for dan browns high fibre blockbusters . Dan brown, welcome to hardtalk. Usually the phrase which follows your name is best author but in reviews of your latest novel, origin, the new phrase for you, and novelist of ideas. I like that. I have heard many things, bu...

We dont know how many people have left britain to fight with so called Islamic State over the last few years. There is talk of 850 of whom half may have already come back, that would leave hundreds still out there. But if we dont really know how many, we cant know all their names. And with isis now pushed out of its own self declared capital city, raqqa, we dont know where the remaining ones are, or what they are currently planning to do. The only thing we do know is that we need some approach t...

Its 8. 00am in singapore and 9. 00am in beijing, where the final day of the 19th Party Congress is just about to get underway. President xi jinping looks set to be confirmed as the most powerful man of his generation and elevated to a similar status as mao zedong and deng xiaoping. His personal political ideology, xijinping thought, is to be written into the partys constitution and will be taught in schools. In xi jinpings new era, people who think differently learn to hide. Hi leilei is careful...

President trump has again denied being insensitive to the widow of a fallen soldier, to whom he offered his condolences. Myeshia johnson said the president had made her cry even worse when he told her that Sergeant La David Johnson knew what he signed up for. Speaking publicly for the first time about the phone call, mrsjohnson said the military had refused to let her see her husbands body. Our north america editor, jon sopel reports. Sergeant la David Johnson was laid to rest at the weekend but...

President trump has again denied being insensitive to the widow of a fallen soldier to whom he offered his condolences. Myeshia johnson said the president had made her cry even worse when he told her that Sergeant La David Johnson knew what he signed up for. Speaking publicly for the first time about the phone call, mrsjohnson said the military had refused to let her see her husbands body. Our north america editor jon sopel reports. Sergeant la David Johnson was laid to rest at the weekend but t...

Of four soldiers in niger earlier this month. Joseph dunford says their families deserved an explanation of what happened. The body of one soldier, sergeant la David Johnson, was not recovered for two days. His widow has accused President Trump of treating her with insensitivity during a condolence call. Our north america correspondent peter bowes reports. Last post plays. Sergeant la David Johnson was laid to rest at the weekend. President trumps call to his widow, may sharejohnson, came a few ...