China / Clean governance

Former NE China lawmaker arrested over sex scandal

[2013-01-26 09:28]

A former lawmaker from Northeast China's Heilongjiang province has been arrested following a rape accusation from a female journalist, local authorities confirmed on Friday.

10 Chongqing officials sacked for sex videos

[2013-01-26 03:46]

Ten mid-ranking officials in Chongqing have been removed from their posts, as authorities continued to investigate an online sex-video scandal. Lawmaker arrested over sex scandal Fighting against corruption

Proposals call for publication of officials' assets

[2013-01-24 23:50]

Policy advisers have called for legislation that demands the publication of officials' assets and regulates online allegations of officials' abuse of power.

CPC sends inspectors to provincial elections

[2013-01-24 22:14]

The Communist Party of China (CPC) has sent inspection teams across the country to supervise ongoing elections of provincial authorities and ward off corruption in these power reshuffles.

China feels women's weight in anti-graft fight

[2013-01-24 19:12]

China's anti-corruption campaign is finding an embarrassing development in the role of mistresses as a raft of officials who trade power for -- money or sex -- have become newsmakers after their affairs were exposed. Tougher measures on corruption studied

China probes 'house sister' scandal

[2013-01-24 14:49]

China's Ministry of Public Security vowed efficient investigation of the case of the "house sister", a woman found to have illegally amassed 20 homes using multiple identities.

Xi's anti-corruption move arouses expectations

[2013-01-24 06:45]

CPC chief Xi Jinping's anti-corruption speech has received a warm welcome, as well as comments indicating increased expectations, from public intellectuals and netizens.

Tougher measures on corruption studied

[2013-01-24 03:32]

China's top anti-graft body is researching measures to crack down on corruption and improve supervision of high-level officials, a senior disciplinary official said.
Xi's anti-corruption move arouses expectations

CPC vows penalties for excessive spending

[2013-01-23 21:48]

The disciplinary arm of the Communist Party of China (CPC) issued a communique on Wednesday, vowing severe penalties for lavish banquets and tours fueled by public funds amid continued pressure against corruption.

Restraint on power key in curbing corruption

[2013-01-23 19:50]

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, used very powerful and vivid language at a high-profile meeting Tuesday to show his resolve to fight corruption.

Proposal to lift lid on officials' assets

[2013-01-23 07:35]

Guangzhou should be a pioneer asking officials to report their assets, the first government and Party official in Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong province, to disclose his family's assets four days ago said.

Xi Jinping vows 'power within cage of regulations'

[2013-01-23 01:39]

Party chief Xi urged officials to reject the trappings of office in a hard-hitting speech that targeted corruption by drawing on the lessons of history.
Public support rallied in fighting corruption

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