China / Clean governance

Anti-graft watchdog vows to net more 'flies'

[2015-01-21 04:33]

President Xi Jinping told Party committees at all levels on Tuesday to support judicial departments to independently exercise judicial rights, coordinate with them and create a favorable environment for the departments to carry out their duties.

Macao casinos targeted in the fight against graft

[2015-01-21 04:27]

China will strengthen supervision of assets that corrupt officials transfer abroad illegally through gambling houses in Macao.

Xi's harsh words on corruption

[2015-01-19 14:24]

14 quotes from Chinese President Xi Jinping regarding stringent requirements for Party members.

Senior police officer in Guangdong probed

[2015-01-14 23:10]

A senior police officer in Guangdong province is being investigated for serious violation of Party discipline, a phrase often used to refer to corruption.

Ex-security chief closer to trial date

[2015-01-08 04:01]

Ex-security chief Zhou Yongkang has been handed over to authorities along with 29 other former high-ranking officials, paving the way for his trial.

Xi'an probed 40 officials over graft charges in 2014

[2015-01-07 15:36]

More than 40 officials working at grassroots level in Xi'an, Shaanxi province, were investigated on corruption charges last year.

Bribe-taking former official receives life sentence

[2014-12-24 19:26]

Former senior official from southwest China's Guizhou Province, Cheng Mengren, has been sentenced to life imprisonment for accepting bribes, a court announced on Wednesday.

Zhou Yongkang arrested, put under judicial probe

[2014-12-06 00:45]

The Supreme People's Procuratorate (SPP) has opened an investigation into Zhou Yongkang's suspected crimes and decided to arrest him according to the law.

Zhou Yongkang expelled from CPC

[2014-12-06 00:35]

Zhou Yongkang has been expelled from the Communist Party of China and prosecutors have opened an investigation into his suspected crimes and arrested him.

First female PLA general in bribery probe

[2014-12-04 11:44]

Gao Xiaoyan, a major general is under investigation for suspicion of bribery, becoming the first female general to be snared since anti-corruption campaign launched in 2012.

France to assist hunt for corrupt officials

[2014-11-07 04:55]

The French government will assist the Chinese judiciary by confiscating the illegal assets many corrupt officials have transferred to France.

Former official in Guangzhou under graft investigation

[2014-11-05 07:57]

Cao Jianliao, former deputy mayor of Guangzhou, Guangdong province, who was investigated for allegedly taking nearly 300 million yuan ($49.1 million) in bribes was transferred to the judicial department for a further investigation and future prosecution recently, according to the local anti-graft body.

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