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China: CCDI penalized 668,429 Party members since last congress
A total of 668,429 people were given Party or administrative punishment from November 2007 to June 2012, according to a report from the discipline watchdog of the Communist Party of China (CPC). The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection...
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China: Son of Beijing district head handed 20 years for corruption
Son of the Former Deputy Head of Chaoyang District (Beijing), Liu Wei, was sentenced to 20 years in prison and fine of 150,000 yuan for corruption and fraud charges at the Beijing No.1 Intermediate People’s Court. Liu’s business partner, Zeng...
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China: Urban management official says he took bribes in deference to middlemen
The head of an urban management brigade in Guangzhou, South China's Guangdong Province, told his bribery trial that he had to accept money so as to not offend the "powerful" middlemen, the Guangzhou Daily reported Monday. Wang Baolin, 49, former...
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Mongolia: Australian lawyer still detained, no release in sight
An Australian lawyer being held in Mongolia over corruption allegations is still no closer to knowing when she will be able to return home. It has been a month since 32-year-old Sarah Armstrong was detained in the capital Ulaanbaatar. She is being...
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Taiwan: Seventh official detained in Taiwan Railways Administration corruption case
Another official from Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA) was taken into custody by prosecutors Friday in connection with an alleged bribery case. This brought to seven the number of railway officials detained in the case. The officials, including...
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China: Xi takes helm with a promise to address nation's "pressing problems"
Chinese Vice-President Xi Jinping stressed the responsibilities of leadership and the need for vigilance against corruption in his first speech as China's new leader yesterday. In the speech, which he made after being named chief of the ruling...
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China: Xi takes helm with a promise to address nation's "pressing problems"
Chinese Vice-President Xi Jinping stressed the responsibilities of leadership and the need for vigilance against corruption in his first speech as China's new leader yesterday. In the speech, which he made after being named chief of the ruling...
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China: Former Deputy Secretary-General of Changsha on trial for corruption
Former Deputy Secretary-General of the Changsha Municipal People's Government, Peng Zaikui, was on trial at the Hengshan County People’s Court on Nov 13 2012. Peng was charged for accepting bribes. According to the prosecutors, Peng Zaikui was the...
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