Probes net 70 SOE bosses

Energy and resources sector more prone to graft through management of huge investment projects

More than 70 top executives in State-owned enterprises were placed under investigation last year amid a nationwide campaign to crack down on corruption, according to a recent survey by the website of People's Daily.

SOEs in the energy and resources sector are the most prone to corruption, and nearly 20 executives in such companies were charged with corruption last year, followed by companies in the finance, media and telecommunication sectors, according to the survey.