Oversight tightened on welfare lottery

China is beefing up oversight over its welfare lottery system in a bid to restore public confidence in the country's major platform for charitable endeavors, said a senior official on Thursday.

Gao Xiaobing, vice-minister of civil affairs, said her office has rolled out several measures to tighten internal supervision and boost transparency.

The measures include the redraft of previous rules governing the management of capital and government procurements, she said. They also involve new system designs that aim to strengthen information disclosure and internal auditing.