Former senior political advisor of Yunnan under probe

BEIJING -- Huang Yi, a former senior political advisor of Southwest China's Yunnan province is under investigation by the country's top anti-graft body for suspected severe violations of disciplines and laws.

Huang, former vice-chairman of the Yunnan Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, is being investigated by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Communist Party of China and the National Supervisory Commission, according to a statement released on Thursday.