Graft-busting tools to arm national supervisory commission

A national supervisory commission is expected to be established at the first session of the 13th National People's Congress in March, increasing the powers of graft-busters to go after corruption.

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Strong funding to power rural vitalization drive

The central government will guarantee funds needed for an ambitious rural vitalization campaign through direct investment and preferential policies to help raise capital, senior officials said.

Prison escape kills chance of parole

A drug trafficker and self-proclaimed police killer who escaped from prison in Yunnan province last year has been sentenced to life with no chance of parole, according to court documents released on Monday.

Yunnan traffic pileup leaves four deaths

Four people were killed in a 53-vehicle pileup on the Kunming-Chuxiong highway, Yunnan province, at 6:10 am on Monday.

Push for spick and span villages intensifies

China plans to improve the rural environment, including waste and sewage processing, to provide a cleaner and better quality of life by 2020, according to a three-year action plan released on Monday.

Forestry employee killed by elephants

A herd of wild Asian elephants attacked two patrollers with the local forestry department in Yunnan province on Saturday, leaving one dead and the other injured.

Hong Kong has crucial role in Belt and Road

Hong Kong, with its core advantages in financial and professional services, will play a crucial part in further boosting the Belt and Road Initiative, officials and experts have said.

'Brides' trafficked from Vietnam rescued by police

Police in Yunnan province have rescued 17 Vietnamese women after an eight-month investigation into a cross-border human trafficking network.

16 blamed for series of bus shelter cave-ins

Sixteen people, including designers and government officials, have been found responsible for the collapse of 16 bus shelters, one of which proved fatal, after heavy snowfall in Hefei, capital of Anhui province.

Insurance scam puts hospital in firing line

Doctors and administrators at a major hospital in Hefei, Anhui province, are facing punishment after investigators discovered widespread medical insurance fraud.

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