Li Qiang, a trusted confidante and former chief of staff for Xi, who oversaw the 2-month Covid lockdown in Shanghai this year, is set to become China's next premier.

Shanghai party chief Li Qiang is likely to succeed Li Keqiang as premier in March, but the reaction from analysts was cool, saying the Politburo's new Standing Committee is just stacked with loyalists

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has been dumped from the powerful Politburo Standing Committee, but will retain his post till about March

PBOC chief Yi Gang was dumped from the Communist Party's Central Committee and is seen as likely to retire next year

Speculation is rampant after former Chinese President Hu Jintao was escorted out of the main auditorium during the closing ceremony of the 20th Congress

Saudi’s Prince Abdulaziz and his Chinese counterpart Zhang Jianhua promised to strengthen ties in a teleconference call, Saudi state news agency SPA reported

"I think with China it's the same as with Russia. It is in their interest that we are divided," Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas said

"Our view is that China is still going to provide a bit of stability to global economic growth over the next year," Chief Executive of BHP Group Mike Henry said

Foxconn's Zhengzhou campus banned all dining at the plant this week and required workers to take their meals back to their dormitories

China's yuan sank to its lowest level since January 2008 on Friday, despite major state banks selling dollars to try to stabilise the weakening currency

CATL, whose Q3 profit nearly tripled year-on-year, is said to have pulled its expansion plans after the US put in new restrictions on sourcing battery materials

This year's congress was attended by 18 delegates who hold executive roles at private companies, down from 34 in 2012, the FT said