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Former vice-governor of Gansu under probe

Yang Zixing, former vice-governor of Gansu province, is being investigated on suspicion of severely violating Party disciplines and national laws, China's top anticorruption watchdogs said on Wednesday. The investigation was announced and disclosed by the Communist Party of China Central Committee for Discipline Inspection and the National Commission of Supervision on their website. Yang, 64, a native of Gansu, joined the Party in 1984. From June 2015 to January 2018, he served as vice-governor of Gansu.

Bar exam hopefuls can start applying

China's national unified qualification exam for legal professionals — the nation's bar exam — will begin accepting online applications from Friday to June 30, the Ministry of Justice announced on Tuesday. The first phase of testing, which will feature objective questions, will be held on Sept 21 and Sept 22. The second phase covering subjective questions will be held on Oct 20.Last year, around 860,000 applicants registered for the objective question phase of the exam.

Xinhua