Southeast Asia has some of the toughest drug laws in the world, but Thailand bucking that trend. It has decriminalized cannabis and freed thousands of people convicted on related offenses.
President Xi Jinping kicked off the twice-a-decade summit with remarks that touched on COVID, Taiwan, economic policy and more. It is widely expected his rule will be extended beyond two terms.
A plan expected to be approved Monday could make training available for 12,000 Ukrainians in Poland, and another 3,000 in Germany. The move comes as Russia is mobilizing an additional 300,000 troops.
Chinese leader Xi Jinping signalled his government would maintain policies that have put it at odds with the U.S. and other nations and deepened Communist Party control of the economy and society.