China / Clean governance

Chinese prosecutors probe 54,000 officials for graft, negligence in 2015

[2016-01-25 00:35]

More than 54,000 Chinese officials were investigated by prosecutors for bribery, dereliction of duty and other duty-related crimes in 2015, anti-graft chief Wang Qishan said in a work report published on Sunday.

Chinese courts pledge iron hand on terrorism, graft

[2016-01-24 00:55]

Chinese courts on Saturday pledged to hand down harsh punishments on terrorism and secessionist activities in addition to cracking down on graft.

China's top court urges judiciaries to self-discipline

[2016-01-23 22:20]

China's top court asked every grassroots court to self-discipline, saying that it will put priority on corruption.

Former official sentenced to 12 years for graft

[2016-01-20 11:25]

Former political advisor Yang Gang was sentenced to 12 years in prison Wednesday for accepting bribes by the Third Intermediate People's Court of Beijing.

Record number of Shanghai officials investigated for embezzlement, bribery

[2016-01-19 19:25]

Seven bureau-level officials in Shanghai were investigated for embezzlement and bribery in 2015, a record for the city, an anti-graft watchdog announced on Tuesday.

Deputy head of mainland's Taiwan affairs authority under probe: CCDI

[2016-01-19 19:21]

The top anti-graft body announced on Tuesday that the deputy head of the Chinese mainland's Taiwan affairs authority has been placed under investigation.

Former Shanghai vice mayor expelled from office, Party

[2016-01-19 16:26]

Investigations found Ai Baojun seriously violated the Party's political discipline, cheating the Party organization and confronting the investigation.

Senior govt officials accused of corruption, expelled from Party

[2016-01-19 15:25]

Two senior government officials accused of bribery, trading power for sex and other improper behavior have been expelled from the Communist Party of China and removed from their posts.

Grass-roots worker elected to top trade union leadership

[2016-01-19 10:10]

Ju Xiaolin, a technical migrant worker, was voted in as vice chair of China's trade union federation on Sunday.

Former senior officials facing action over alleged graft

[2016-01-19 07:56]

Lyu Xiwen, a former Beijing deputy Party chief, has been placed "under coercive measures", a term that usually means detention, and is the subject of a bribery investigation, the Supreme People's Procuratorate said on Monday.

Former Beijing deputy Party chief being investigated for bribery

[2016-01-18 15:57]

Lyu Xiwen, a former Beijing deputy Party chief, has been placed under house arrest and is under investigation for bribery, the Supreme People’s Procuratorate said on Monday.

Former Party chief of nat'l science association stands trial over bribery

[2016-01-18 15:26]

Shen Weichen, former Party secretary and executive vice president of the China Association for Science and Technology (CAST), stood trial on Monday on charges of taking bribes, according to a statement from a court in Changzhou, Jiangsu Province.

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