Official held over alleged corruption

Lu Guoping, the former director of the general office and spokesman of Ministry of Land and Resources, has been detained following an investigation into suspected economic crimes, Caijing magazine reported on Friday.

"The investigation found Lu was possibly involved in economic crimes during his tenure as head of the general office," the report said, without elaborating.

The 44-year-old Jiangxi native worked as deputy director-general of the ministry's policy and regulation department since July 1998, and became head of the general office in September 2006.