The number of outbound tourist departures from the mainland has exceeded 100 million in a calendar year for the first time, the China National Tourism Administration has announced.
Two senior officials in corruption-plagued Shanxi province are being investigated by the local anti-graft authority on suspicion of bribery and other crimes.
A senior official at China Petroleum and Chemical Corp, or Sinopec Group, was taken away for questioning by anti-corruption investigators on Wednesday morning during a corporate meeting, Beijing-based Caixin reported.
The China-US working group on cybersecurity remains suspended following the decision by the United States in May to indict five People's Liberation Army officers for cyberespionage.
A total of 15,494 officials have been disciplined this year for violating the rules covering frugality, according to the People's Daily website, citing Ministry of Supervision sources. The figure, for the period to Sept 30, is double the number for all of 2013.
The key university projects played an important role in boosting education levels in China's institutions of higher learning at a time when education resources were limited. But as times have changed, the administrative means of allocating education resources among colleges need to be reformed."
3,600 subway workers will be put on duty to deal with emergencies and prevent passengers from evading fares after the Beijing Subway price hike takes effect on Dec 28, according to the capital's Transport Commission, Beijing Morning Post reported on Tuesday. The subway ticketing-system upgrade will be completed before Dec 20, the commission said.
Photo: Xiaolong, an army dog, gives his master, Xiong Xing, a goodbye kiss. Xiong, a soldier stationed on the border with Russia in Heihe, Heilongjiang province, retired on Sunday. He said it broke his heart to say goodbye to his fellow soldiers and Xiaolong, his constant companion for the past two years.
China's government group responsible for implementing reforms has approved draft plans to set up circuit courts and courts with jurisdiction across different regions in a move to further ensure judicial justice and independence.
Taiwan's leader, Ma Ying-jeou, announced on Tuesday that he will step down as chairman of the ruling Kuo-mintang party, taking responsibility for the party's poor showing in recent local elections.
A senior official in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, was recently placed under investigation on suspicion of bribery, said the top anti-graft watchdog in the province.
China has stepped up its fight against corrupt officials and those near them, judicial experts said, after a Beijing court sentenced the mistress of a former railway official on Tuesday.
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