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A tougher year ahead for 'tigers'

[2014-01-15 00:20]

Probes into senior corrupt officials, or "tigers", as President Xi Jinping put it, are likely to be enhanced in 2014 amid Party efforts to boost clean governance, analysts said.

Xi promises harsher anti-corruption drive

[2014-01-14 21:31]

Chinese President Xi Jinping vowed on Tuesday to maintain "high pressure" on corruption, warning this fight is vital for the Party's integrity in the long term.

Former vice mayor in Guangdong detained over bribery

[2014-01-10 23:31]

A former vice mayor of a south China city has been detained for allegedly taking bribes, local prosecutors said Friday.

China to prosecute eight high-profile officials

[2014-01-10 12:27]

The Communist Party of China's discipline watchdog hands over eight senior officials to court with 23 others still under investigation.

Online game hits back at official corruption

[2014-01-10 00:29]

An online game named "Beating Corruption", released through the micro blog account of People's Daily Online, has drawn mixed reviews from netizens since it was launched on Thursday.

Xi: Wipe out judicial corruption

[2014-01-09 00:59]

President Xi Jinping called for a zero-tolerance approach toward corruption in the political and legal systems on Wednesday and said any "black sheep must be removed".

Major corruption prosecutions up in 2013

[2014-01-06 00:38]

China's procuratorial authorities investigated 27,236 embezzlement and bribery cases between January and November last year, sentencing 36,907 people.

China probes 36,907 officials for suspected corruption

[2014-01-05 15:10]

China's procuratorial organs investigated 36,907 officials suspected of corruption from January to November in 2013, the country's Supreme People's Procuratorate (SPP) said on Sunday.

China casts a wider net against corruption

[2014-01-02 20:03]

In a drive that first targeted officials, then university presidents, and now lawmakers, China's fierce battle against corruption is hitting deeper and affecting more people.

Senior advisor expelled from Party, public office

[2014-01-02 15:30]

A former senior political advisor has been expelled from the Communist Party of China in Hunan province for serious violations of Party discipline and State laws, according to a statement from the Party's top anti-graft body on Thursday.

Top Sichuan political adviser sacked

[2014-01-02 11:03]

Li Chongxi, top political adviser in Southwest China's Sichuan province, has been removed from his post for suspected severe violations of discipline.

Official dismissed for discipline violation

[2013-12-30 20:27]

An official from China's top advisory body has been removed from his posts for a grave discipline violation.

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