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Guangzhou on alert for corruption during festival

[2014-08-21 14:59]

A senior official from the Guangzhou Party Commission of Discipline Inspection has promised to expand investigations and punishment of officials who accept bribes or bribe their leadership during the coming mid-autumn festival.

Former mayor of Hohhot under graft probe

[2014-08-16 10:28]

A former mayor of Hohhot, capital of north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, is being investigated for serious discipline and law violations, local authorities have said.

CNPC aims to curb embezzlement in subsidiaries

[2014-08-14 20:01]

The country's largest oil and gas producer is to start an internal inspection on embezzlement of earnings after it was exposed for corruption in an earlier audit.

Officials must disclose assets before promotion

[2014-08-11 16:26]

Officials being considered for promotion are required to publicize their private assets in an effort to boost clean governance.

'Extravagant' buildings offer foundation for criticism

[2014-08-06 15:47]

China's central authorities are requiring all government departments and localities to check for construction of extravagant, landmark buildings.

Former Yunnan vice governor expelled from CPC

[2014-08-06 11:36]

Shen Peiping, former vice governor of southwest China's Yunnan province, was expelled from the Communist Party of China (CPC) and dismissed from public office for graft probe.

Corruption rife in real estate industry, inspections find

[2014-08-05 21:46]

Excessive corruption in real estate was found during routine inspections of official conduct nationwide, China Economic Weekly reported on Tuesday.

Senior political advisor of Liaoning removed from post

[2014-07-30 15:56]

Chen Tiexin, a senior political advisor of northeast China's Liaoning Province, has been removed from his post for suspected serious discipline and law violations.

Vice governor of Hainan province removed from post

[2014-07-30 13:36]

Tan Li, vice governor of south China's island province of Hainan, was removed from his post Wednesday, according to local government.

Five Chinese officials probed for corruption

[2014-07-30 13:34]

Five Chinese officials have been prosecuted or probed for bribe-taking, the Supreme People's Procuratorate said in a statement on Wednesday.

Graft-busters expelled from Party

[2014-07-30 13:11]

The disciplinary watchdog of the Communist Party of China (CPC) on Tuesday announced the expulsion of six officials from the Party and public office for "serious violations of discipline and law."

Zhou last seen at campus anniversary

[2014-07-30 09:07]

Zhou Yongkang, a former member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, was last seen in public at the 60th anniversary of his alma mater, China University of Petroleum, on Oct 1, 2013.

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