Filial piety plays a part in promotions

Want a promotion? How about being nice to mom and dad?

Administrative skills alone are not enough for a step up the ladder, filial piety has to be proved - that's the message being sent to officials in a county in Henan Province.

Under new measures for appraising officials in Changyuan County, assessment teams will interview officials' family members, friends, neighbors, colleagues and subordinates as well as members of the public to gauge their character and see whether they are caring toward their parents.