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Senior political adviser Wu Yingjie under probe

Wu Yingjie, a member of the Standing Committee of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, is under investigation for suspected severe violations of Party discipline and the law, an official statement said Sunday. Wu, who is also head of the Committee on Culture, Historical Data and Studies of the CPPCC National Committee, is being investigated by the Communist Party of China Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Commission of Supervision, according to the statement.

Nearly 1.89m sign up for social worker exam

Nearly 1.89 million people signed up for this year's social worker vocational qualification exam, which was held on Saturday and Sunday, up 26 percent year-on-year and a record high, according to the social work department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. The professional qualifications of social workers are divided into three levels: assistant social worker, social worker and senior social worker. Currently, 1.16 million people in China have obtained professional qualifications in social work.

Xinhua