China / Clean governance

Former official arrested over property ownership

[2013-01-14 15:01]

A former housing administration official in Central China's Henan province who was found owning 31 houses by an online whistle-blower has been arrested.

Probe launched over officials property suspicions

[2013-01-11 21:31]

Disciplinary authorities in South China's Guangdong province have begun investigating accusations that two local officials own huge property portfolios that suggest corruption.

Public support rallied in fighting corruption

[2013-01-10 20:33]

The Communist Party of China (CPC) has sought to mobilize the public to engage in a stepped-up anti-corruption campaign.

Xi stresses fight against injustice, corruption

[2013-01-07 19:27]

Xi Jinping, leader of the Communist Party of China, has called on procuratorial, judicial and public security organs to fight against injustice and corruption.
CPC outlines anti-corruption plan for new year

CPC outlines anti-corruption plan for new year

[2012-12-31 22:34]

The Communist Party of China will make more efforts to wean its members away from extravagance, bureaucratic behaviors and abuse of power in 2013.
Corruption fight gains momentum under new leaders

Help Internet users fight corruption

[2012-12-31 07:48]

Aseries of anti-corruption cases, many exposed by new media, have hit the headlines since the 18th Party Congress elected a new leadership in November. While observers say China's fast-growing online community is becoming increasingly influential in fighting corruption, they attribute the recent cases, some of them high profile, to the new leadership's determination to root out corruption.

Ex-railway official on trial for corruption

[2012-12-27 13:10]

A former high-level railway official went on trial in Harbin on Monday, after being accused of bribery and illegal possession of a gun and ammunition.

Hunan official gets lifetime sentence for corruption

[2012-12-26 16:47]

A government official in Hunan province was sentenced to life in prison on Monday for taking bribes and holding large amounts of property that had no clear source, Xinhua reported.

Ex-driver of former deputy mayor gets 16 years for corruption

[2012-12-24 20:07]

Yang Shenghua, the former driver of Yang Xiuzhu, former deputy mayor of Wenzhou, Zhejiang province, who made the headlines when she fled the country to escape prosecution for corruption, was sentenced to 16 years for corruption and embezzlement of public funds on Dec 18.

Corruption rejected in official selection

[2012-12-24 07:27]

Senior leader Liu Yunshan on Sunday urged to practise transparent and fair cadre selection and firmly reject illicit canvassing and vote-buying.

Corrupt women officials undone by beauty

[2012-12-22 07:29]

Corrupt women government officials are increasingly using beauty salons to cover their tracks, prosecutors and legal experts said.

Officials urged to fight corruption

[2012-12-21 07:04]

Local Party and government officials have been urged to stay faithful to their wives, after a series of scandals involving corrupt officials cheating on their spouses.

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