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[2014-12-31 07:43]

A deputy district director of Dachuan district in Dazhou was being investigated by the local anti-graft watchdog on Monday on suspicion of serious discipline violations, Beijing News reported. Liu Tingyu, 38, was detained by local police for gambling on Dec 26.

Quotable

[2014-12-31 07:43]

In the long run, the property sector will follow an L-shaped pattern, which means a slowdown in the sector will gradually bottom out and remain there for a long time."

The number

[2014-12-31 07:43]

2.8 billion TRIPS are expected to be made via roads, railways, air and waterways during the 40-day Spring Festival travel season that starts on Feb 4, up 3.4 percent year-on-year, said the National Development and Reform Commission, a major government agency for economic planning.

On the web

[2014-12-31 07:43]

Photo: A construction worker has lunch before a billboard promoting properties for sale in Yanjiao, Hebei province.

City leads charge against extremism

[2014-12-31 07:43]

The city of Turpan and nearby areas in the eastern Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region have become a test case in the people's war against religious fanaticism.

Ex-soccer chief reinvents himself in prison

[2014-12-31 07:43]

Rather than living a miserable life behind bars like some fellow inmates have done, China's former soccer chief, Nan Yong, has rejuvenated himself as an inventor and writer during his prison term, Chinese media reported on Tuesday.

Festive season can breed corruption

[2014-12-31 07:43]

For government officials, festivals are more important than ever because they are occasions to attest to their political loyalty and prove their work ethic. However, if they fail to behave according to the rules of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, they risk their career.

Managers probed

[2014-12-31 07:43]

Two senior managers at the parent company of China Southern Airlines are being investigated over allegations that they used their positions to commit crimes, the carrier said on Tuesday.

Gmail outage draws netizens' complaints

[2014-12-31 07:43]

Google Inc's e-mail service, Gmail, was reported out of service in China over the weekend, and it was intermittent and still unstable on Tuesday.

Around China

[2014-12-30 07:40]

China approved extradition treaties with Afghanistan and Iran on Sunday, increasing the number of such treaties the country has ratified to 36.

Quotable

[2014-12-30 07:40]

The costs of the camp are all paid by the government. We hope the free training camp can showcase our confidence in China's bid for the 2022 Winter Olympics, and we also hope the physical condition of teenagers can be improved through the running of the camp."

The number

[2014-12-30 07:40]

87,000 PEOPLE suspected of involvement in prostitution and gambling have been arrested since the beginning of the year, the Ministry of Public Security said on Sunday. The ministry said in a statement that police across the nation closed more than 37,000 criminal cases involving prostitution and gambling during the year.

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