Charity Award makes changes after winner involved in scandal

New rules cover judging, number of prizes and switching event to every two years

A senior civil affairs official recently announced changes to the rules and selection process of the China Charity Award.

The moves follow a media report that businesswoman Ding Shumiao, who won an award for her contribution to philanthropic causes in 2009, was charged with bribing Liu Zhijun, the former minister of railways, to accumulate her huge wealth.