Vice-governor of Liaoning probed

Liu Qiang, vice-governor of Liaoning province, is under investigation on suspicion of "seriously violating Party discipline", according to a statement from the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection.

He is the first sitting senior official to be probed for suspected graft since the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China in October.

Last year, Liaoning made headlines around the country as its economic growth declined by 2.6 percent yearon-year.