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Four officials probed

[2014-12-27 08:09]

Four officials are being investigated for allegedly accepting bribes, the Supreme People's Procuratorate said on Friday.

Leading Ya'an official expelled from Party

[2014-12-27 08:09]

Sichuan province's disciplinary watchdog has expelled a leading official in the city of Ya'an from the Communist Party of China for abusing his power to seek benefits for others and for receiving hefty bribes and gift money.

Two held over information theft

[2014-12-27 08:09]

Law enforcement authorities have detained two people suspected of stealing and disclosing private information about railway passengers, as Internet security companies continue to warn about security bugs on the ticket-booking website.

Work on trash plant to resume

[2014-12-27 08:09]

Construction of a garbage incineration plant in Beijing that was suspended five years ago due to opposition by nearby residents with environmental worries will resume next year, with the Beijing municipal government promising strict pollution control measures.

Five dead in Yunnan after stabbing frenzy

[2014-12-27 08:09]

Five residents were killed and nine others were injured in an attack in Yunnan province on Friday morning, according to the local publicity authority.

Gas heat project making a difference in Lhasa

[2014-12-27 08:09]

Thanks to a heating project in Lhasa, in the Tibet autonomous region, more than 100,000 city households are now equipped with gas facilities, and the coverage of gas heat in Lhasa will exceed 98 percent by the end of the year, governmental authorities said on Friday.

Police detain suspects in AIDS demolition case

[2014-12-27 08:09]

Police in Nanyang, Henan province, have detained the leaders of a house demolition team alleged to have used AIDS patients and HIV carriers to threaten locals to move away, according to the city's publicity department.

Around China

[2014-12-26 07:37]

A leak of personal information from online train-ticket sales has spurred a public outcry over Internet vulnerability.

Quotable

[2014-12-26 07:37]

"I never used any of my connections to help my son out. We all have to abide by national laws and regulations. I hope that in the future he will become an anti-drug spokesman and tell his experiences to young people."

The number

[2014-12-26 07:37]

240 BILLION YUAN was recovered by national auditors during audits of nearly 100,000 government departments and State-owned enterprises in the first 11 months of this year, the head of the National Audit Office, Liu Jiayi, said on Thursday. More than 200 officials were handed over to judicial and disciplinary authorities after irregularities were found involving funds totaling more than 30 billion yuan ($4.8 billion), Liu said.

On the web

[2014-12-26 07:37]

Photo: Children dressed as angels take part in a Mass on Christmas Eve at the South Cathedral official Catholic Church in Beijing on Wednesday.

Military to step up anti-graft campaign

[2014-12-26 07:37]

The military pledged to step up its extensive anti-corruption drive on Thursday, shortly after China's top military body finished a yearlong campaign against graft across the nation's military area commands.