Actor says sorry after plagiarism accusation

In a public apology on Thursday, actor Zhai Tianlin, who had been hit by plagiarism accusations over his doctoral research papers, said, "I lost myself amid a mentality of vanity and good luck."

Education authorities in Beijing have launched an investigation into Zhai, who has been the target of plagiarism allegations online.

The Beijing Education Commission and the Education Work Committee of the Beijing Committee of the Communist Party of China sent an investigative team to the Beijing Film Academy - where Zhai got his PhD - to look into the matter, the academy said on Thursday.