Bloomberg North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has promoted his 28-year-old sister to the ruling party’s political wing, bringing her closer to the center of power and tightening the family’s control on the regime. The promotion of Kim Yo Jong took place at a Workers’ Party convention in Pyongyang, where Kim Jong Un called for continuing nuclear-arms development to defend …

Bloomberg Rodrigo Duterte’s popularity fell last month by the most since he became Philippine president in June 2016 after minors were killed in his deadly drug war and allegations surfaced of hidden wealth. Duterte’s net satisfaction rating fell 18 percentage points to 48 percent, according to a Social Weather Stations survey of 1,500 adults from Sept. 23 to 27. His …

Bloomberg Talks to form New Zealand’s next government have begun in earnest after final election results showed both main parties could form viable coalitions. The ruling National Party and Labour opposition started separate negotiations on Sunday in Wellington with the nationalist New Zealand First Party, whose support both require to reach a majority in parliament. New Zealand First leader Winston …